Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia says that swab tests are now being conducted at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center. There are no positive COVID-19 cases in the provincial jail yet. COVID19PH
DISINFECTION. The Cebu City government disinfected a slum area in Barangay Pasil on March 20, 2020, to arrest the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler
On Saturday, April 25, Garcia said that swab tests are now being conducted at the CPDRC, home to the famousThe swabbing came after news that over 209 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the, formerly known as the Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center , the prison run by Cebu City. To avoid the possible introduction of the virus in the facility, guards who live in barangays in Cebu City with COVID-19 cases have been asked to temporarily not report for work.Prior to these measures, Garcia said that the CPDRC has already imposed a moratorium on the acceptance of inmates.
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