The surge in COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases in Cebu City, in particular, in Sitio Zapatera, Barangay Luz, prompted an emergency meeting of Cebu’s town and city mayors at the
The surge in COVID-19 cases in Cebu City, in particular, in Sitio Zapatera, Barangay Luz, prompted anof Cebu’s town and city mayors at the Capitol last Friday. Presided by Governor Gwen Garcia, the meeting was to hear feedback from the local chief executives, who earlier called on the governor to come up with a coordinated response to the spread of the virus in the provincial capital.
Public health authorities say imported cases of COVID-19 are “relatively easy to control with proper checks and tracing” but community transmissions are problematic. Because the turnaround time for the COVID-19 anti-body test is 7 days, he asked permission to go home pending the results. Instead of placing himself in self-isolation, he was later spotted watching a backyard cockfight, having drinks with friends and attending a funeral.
My friends who are monitoring these developments in social media are worried because except for saying that massive testing will continue in the village, Mayor Labella has yet to craft a comprehensive program for the infected barangay, or at the very least, for villagers earlier tested positive for COVID-19. They need to be isolated for obvious reasons.
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