ZAMBOANGA’S TASKFORCE Covid-19 headed by Mayor Beng Climaco said the steady increase in the number of patients recovering from the deadly respiratory disease is a clear sign the local government is slowly winning the war against coronavirus.
'Duterte satisfied with how LGUs respond to pandemic'
The number of recovered patients is now over 1,200 since the pandemic began in March with active Covid cases a little over 400.
Climaco,
who repeatedly appealed to residents to strictly follow the community
quarantine guidelines, said more efforts are needed to prevent community
transmission of the virus.
She again
thanked medical frontliners and barangay officials and health workers, for
working hard to contain the spread of the virus which had claimed the lives of
at least seven dozen people, mostly with underlying medical conditions.
“We need
to all work together here to stop the spread of coronavirus and please follow
strictly the quarantine guidelines and observe health protocols such as washing
hands with soap and water, and practise physical distancing at all times when
in public places and wear face mask,” Climaco said.
Zamboanga
is among highly urbanized areas in the country which are under modified general
community quarantine due to low number of Covid cases because of the local
government’s efforts despite political attacks against Climaco by her foes.
Even
President Rodrigo Duterte said he is satisfied with how the local governments
responded to the pandemic. And he also cited the work of the barangay health
workers.
“Well,
anyway, I’m really satisfied with the response of the local government. Alam mo
sa totoo lang mga kababayan ko huwag kayong masyadong maniwala diyan sa mga
atake-atake na ano, it will just muddle up your mind. Nandito ho kami, our
purpose is to serve and to work. Iyan ang ano namin. Kung hindi kami mag… If we
cannot serve, if we cannot work, then we might as well get out of government
and ask somebody else to take over.”
“Itong
sabi ko na noon, the earlier fears on what organization to use, I said, “What
organization?” Government itself is one big organization. And government is
really a government, an organization dedicated to the needs of the people.
Hindi na kailangan niyan. Kaya ito nandito na ngayon. We are using the barangay
health workers,” he said during a recent public address.
In
Mindanao, Lanao del Sur in the Muslim autonomous region is the only province
which is placed under the strict modified enhanced community quarantine.
The
National Capital Region, Batangas, Tacloban City, Bacolod City, Iligan City,
and Iloilo City are all under general community quarantine until end of
October. (Zamboanga Post)
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