Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says that the inmates were suspect cases after showing influenza-like symptoms. COVID19PH
The Cebu City Jail has the highest number of coronavirus infections among inmates and personnel among all the jail facilities in the country.
The 2 other cases involved a 58-year-old from Barangay Lanao, Daanbantayan who had been undergoing dialysis. In a Facebook post, Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shiura said that the patient was considered a suspect case and was swabbed on April 25.The other patient is a 31-year-old female from Lower Pakigne, Minglanilla who was tested on April 27. She is confined at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
Meanwhile, Garcia is set to sign an executive order laying down protocols for inmates who will be released following anwho have been detained longer than their minimum penalty, and those whose cases have been shelved in a move to decongest the country's jails. In a meeting with judges, Garcia said that incorporated in the inmates' release orders is an agreement that the inmates will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period in identified areas prior to their release.day of their quarantine. Only then will they be sent home. Still, it would be up to the mayors of their cities or towns whether or not they would be subjected to another 2-week long quarantine.
Garcia also said that the provincial government will be using the standard PCR testing kits for the targeted massive testing because it yields more accurate results compared to the Rapid Diagnostic Tests which they initially considered using., with 558 fatalities, and 1,023 recoveries. –
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