MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL Occidental Governor Philip Tan has shared how he was coping inside his residence for self-quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
On his Facebook page on Sunday, Tan listed 15 routines prescribed by his physician, which included taking paracetamol every four hours and drinking water most of the time to keep himself hydrated.
"Then the doctor would advise taking vitamin C with zinc in the morning and afternoon; taking antibiotic once a day, and allergy medicine, with another one for colds," he said in the vernacular.
Tan tested positive on January 20 via reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test.
He called on his colleagues and constituents with whom he had close contact with to also do self-isolation and inform health officials of their status.
As of January 22, Misamis Occidental has a total of 9,920 Covid-19 confirmed cases.
Of this number, 8,800 have recovered, 549 are active cases, and 571 died from the disease.
There are 148 new active cases of which Tangub City has 34; Ozamiz City (27; and Oroquieta City (10).
Other areas that recorded new cases were the towns of Jimenez (5), Don Victoriano (5), Clarin (5), Lopez Jaena (3), Panaon (1), Plaridel (31), Tudela (21), and Sinacaban (6).
On the other hand, a total of 21 new recoveries were also tallied with Oroquieta City having six; and the towns of Don Victoriano with one; Panaon (1), Plaridel (6), Tudela (5), and Sinacaban (2).
The active cases were all placed on strict quarantine in the province's designated isolation facilities.
In Ozamiz City, Mayor Sancho Fernando Oaminal ordered the local police office to enforce strict enforcement of minimum public health standards and securing of permits to conduct relief operations activities.
In Memorandum No. 22-SFFO-05 addressed to Lt. Col. Luis S. Ramos dated January 10, the city police acting chief, Oaminal reiterated the provisions of the city's Executive Order No. 140 series of 2021that only gatherings that are essential for the provision of health and government services are allowed at the moment.
Humanitarian activities are also allowed as long these are authorized by the appropriate government agency or instrumentality.
Suspected 'Omicron'
Dr. Gina Itchon, research and development department chief of the state-run Northern Mindanao Medical Center, recently said there is a possibility that the Omicron variant is behind the increase of cases in this city and other parts of Northern Mindanao.
"Here at NMMC, we are now treating every case as Omicron and while it had yet to be confirmed, based on the rise in cases and the speed of virus transmission, I think it may be Omicron," she said in an online briefer.
Itchon cited the NMMC’s data which showed a speedy increase in cases in January alone.
"Even during the height of the surge (from April to October), the increase in cases was not as fast as what is now being experienced. So based on this pattern, it may be safe to say that the spike is caused by Omicron," she said.
Itchon said data from other countries showed that the Omicron variant is substantially weaker and that the high vaccination rate in this city means that most Covid-19 cases are mild. (Nef Luczon)
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