Sulu praised for its efforts in fighting Covid-19

RADIO NETWORK dzMM praised the efforts of the Sulu provincial government in fighting the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus and how the local task force Covid-19 effectively addressed the health crisis.

Vic Lima and Marc Logan (Photo courtesy of DZMM TeleRadyo)

Mark Logan and Vic Lima, anchors of the dzMM Radyo Patrol’s “Tandem Lima at Logan,” lauded how the Sulu Task Force Covid-19 headed by Governor Sakur Tan handled the pandemic following the imposition in March of the strict general home quarantine that largely helped control the spread of the disease.

Logan and Lima on Saturday interviewed Jainab Abdulmajid, the spokeswoman for the Sulu Task Force Covid-19, and both veteran news announcers were astonished over how the provincial government effectively managed the health crisis.

Sulu Task Force Covid-19 Chairman Governor Sakur Tan signs Executive Order No. 05-2020 extending the General Community Quarantine in the province to May 15, 2020 in an effort to prevent the entry of the novel coronavirus disease. Also in the photo are Dr. Fahra Omar, chief of the Integrated Provincial Health Office; Sulu Task Force Covid-19 spokeswoman Jainab Abdulmajid and Julkipli Ahijon, of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. (Task Force Photo)

Abdulmajid said the implementation of the general home quarantine and the discipline of the locals greatly helped prevent the spread of the virus.

She said Sulu only reported a single Covid-19 case just recently and that the quarantine has also been extended by Tan for 2 more weeks following the recommendation of health authorities and various stakeholders to ensure public health and safety of everyone from the virus.

Abdulmajid also reported that the Sulu Task Force Covid-19 and municipal governments have provided sufficient relief assistance to every family, especially the poorest of the poor, in all 19 towns, including security forces and health care workers in the front line battling the spread of the respiratory disease.

Since the start of the quarantine period, the provincial government distributed hundreds of tons of rice to municipal governments with mayors providing additional provision, mostly grocery items, to their constituents. Social workers and health care workers also provided services despite the risk of getting infected with the virus.

Abdulmajid said despite the strict quarantine guidelines, the movement of essential goods and services continue to ensure the flow of basic commodities remains unhampered.

Logan and Lima, awed by the pristine beauty of Sulu, said they would visit the province soon after the pandemic is over.

The dzMM Radyo Patrol is a 24-hour Filipino language news and talk radio station broadcasting from Quezon City. It is the flagship station of the Radyo Patrol Network owned by television giant ABS-CBN. (Zamboanga Post. With a report from the Mindanao Examiner.)

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