Cebu City hopes DepEd will allow extended use of schools as isolation center

CDNTopStories: The Cebu City government is still hoping for a positive response from the Department of Education (DepEd) on using in the public schools as barangay isolation centers (BICs).

At least 400 recovered COVID-19 patients have been released from the isolation centers in Cebu City. | Photo courtesy of Cebu City PIO

Councilor David Tumulak, the chairperson of the council’s committee on disaster risk reduction and management , said they have not received a formal response on the city’s request for the extended use of the schools. “Mas makalma man gud ang mga residente if ma isolate gyod ang mga positive cases. Naa gyoy stigma gihapon, mao na mas safe if ibutang nato sila sa isolation center,” said Tumulak in an interview with CDN Digital.

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