Increase in Covid cases alarm Davao mayor

DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Carpio expressed alarm over the increase in new Covid-19 cases here and told residents to strictly follow the health protocols in an effort to prevent the further spread of the deadly respiratory disease.

In one of her radio programs, Carpio said active Covid-19 cases here exceeded the 500-mark and is a cause for alarm. “A cause for alarm, yes. According sa presentation ni Dr. (Ashley) Lopez, it is not yet a surge but it seems to indicate that there is a pre-surge,” she said.

Carpio said it is up to the national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF-MEID) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to decide if Davao City needs to be under stricter community quarantine status.

“It’s not up to the City (government) to be classified under an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or Modified Community Quarantine (MECQ) since it is the national government, particularly the Inter-Agency Task Force on (for the Management of) Emerging Infectious Diseases that decides the matter,” Carpio said.

“Ginaingon nato sa tanan we do not want an ECQ or an MECQ, but if we continue to kanang dili strikto sa atong public minimum health standards, sa pag follow non-pharmaceutical interventions nato, then we will really have a surge of these cases diri sa atong city. And usually ang ECQ og ang MECQ naay measure kung kanus-a na i-implement,” she added.

The mayor expressed optimism that the Covid-19 infections would slow down as the local government continues to battle the spread of the virus.

“We are all in agreement, I do not think there is one person diri here sa atong syudad na gusto mag ECQ or MECQ. Dili nato gusto buhaton na, that’s the same message gihatag nato last week. Ginaingon nato nag-antos ta, nagaantos tang tanan.”

“Dili nato pasagadan atong paghago og pag-antos mahulog lang sa wala kay mudaghan atong mga kaso. Panigurohon nato nga ang pag-antos nato, ang lisod na giagian nato, dili mudaghan ang mga kaso,” she said. (Mindanao Examiner. Malou Cablinda contributed to this report.)

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