CEBU CITY, Philippines - The Cebu City government targets to complete tonight, April 25, 2020, the transfer of Barangay Labangon residents, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019
Cebu City government personnel transferred 12 COVID-19 patients from their respective homes in Barangay Labangon to the isolation center located at the Labangon Elementary School Friday night. | Photo courtesy of the Cebu City Public Information Office
In a Facebook post, Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the barangay now has a total of 29 COVID-19 cases most of which are coming from Sitio Callejon. Labella said that as of Friday, the city government has already activated five Barangay Isolation Centers to accommodate asymptomatic COVID-19 patients for quarantine and treatment. The one for Barangay Labangon is located at the Labangon Elementary School.
The CHD already collected 500 swab samples from residents of Sitio Callejon and the surrounding sitios.
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