CEBU CITY Hall flew the Philippine flag at half-staff as a sign of respect to dozens of city government workers and front-liners infected with the coronavirus disease and four have already died.
Mayor Edgardo Labella, speaking through lawyer Rey Gealon, said among those who died was City Councilor and former Congressman Antonio Cuenco.
In a press briefing, Gealon said the other fatalities are a sanitary inspector of the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD), an engineer of the Department of Public Services, and a barangay health worker (BHW). The CCHD is also verifying if the cause of death of OIC City Treasurer Arlene Rentuza was related to Covid-19.
Gealon said of the 77 city government front-liners tested positive for coronavirus, 12 are personnel of the CCHD, and 29 are working in the city ambulance service, and 36 are BHWs serving in the clustered Barangay Isolation Centers (BIC) and clustered clinics in different villages here.
Most of the city workers infected with the coronavirus were involved either in taking swab specimens from suspected Covid-19 patients, or taking blood samples for rapid testing and in contact tracing, he said.
“We can’t stop them from serving the front-line. They swear to serve the people in the City of Cebu,” Galeon said, adding, Labella reiterated his call on residents to stay in their homes and avoid going out if they do not have any important transaction and essential things to buy.
The Cebu provincial government also said that 15 capitol workers were found positive for Covid-19. At least 12 of the provincial government workers infected with coronavirus are residents of Cebu City, two are from Mandaue City and one from Talisay City.
Labella ordered another village chieftain, Victor Quijano, to explain the holding of a fiesta celebration in the Calamba despite the strict quarantine guidelines. He told Quijano that holding the celebration is a violation of Executive Order No. 82, prohibiting mass gatherings.
He ordered Quijano and the barangay council members to explain in 24 hours why they should not be held administratively liable for gross negligence and dereliction of duty under the Local Government Code, and criminal prosecution for resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or agents under the Revised Penal Code. A Facebook post from a certain Skydancer Jill Bonch showed Calamba villagers dancing and eating together.
According to a CCHD advisory, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now over 5,000. More than 2,700 had recovered from the deadly virus. (John Rey Saavedra)
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In a press briefing, Gealon said the other fatalities are a sanitary inspector of the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD), an engineer of the Department of Public Services, and a barangay health worker (BHW). The CCHD is also verifying if the cause of death of OIC City Treasurer Arlene Rentuza was related to Covid-19.
Gealon said of the 77 city government front-liners tested positive for coronavirus, 12 are personnel of the CCHD, and 29 are working in the city ambulance service, and 36 are BHWs serving in the clustered Barangay Isolation Centers (BIC) and clustered clinics in different villages here.
Most of the city workers infected with the coronavirus were involved either in taking swab specimens from suspected Covid-19 patients, or taking blood samples for rapid testing and in contact tracing, he said.
“We can’t stop them from serving the front-line. They swear to serve the people in the City of Cebu,” Galeon said, adding, Labella reiterated his call on residents to stay in their homes and avoid going out if they do not have any important transaction and essential things to buy.
The Cebu provincial government also said that 15 capitol workers were found positive for Covid-19. At least 12 of the provincial government workers infected with coronavirus are residents of Cebu City, two are from Mandaue City and one from Talisay City.
Labella ordered another village chieftain, Victor Quijano, to explain the holding of a fiesta celebration in the Calamba despite the strict quarantine guidelines. He told Quijano that holding the celebration is a violation of Executive Order No. 82, prohibiting mass gatherings.
He ordered Quijano and the barangay council members to explain in 24 hours why they should not be held administratively liable for gross negligence and dereliction of duty under the Local Government Code, and criminal prosecution for resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or agents under the Revised Penal Code. A Facebook post from a certain Skydancer Jill Bonch showed Calamba villagers dancing and eating together.
According to a CCHD advisory, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now over 5,000. More than 2,700 had recovered from the deadly virus. (John Rey Saavedra)
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