Tag: Covid-19 virus

The elderly, including individuals with pre-existing health conditions, as well as children trails behind in the middle of the list.

The daily tracking report of the Department of Health on the status of COVID-19 in the province indicates a fluid movement on the number of individuals being tagged as persons under investigation (PUI) for potential virus illness, standing at around 75 persons as of Monday.

In a special session called Friday, the City Council adopted Proclamation 929 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte and authorized Mayor Lucilo Bayron to access the P228 million unutilized City Disaster Risk Reduction Management (CDRRM) funds and the P189 million CDRRM funds for 2020.

Major local distributors said they have prioritized hospitals and have refrained from selling the items to the public because of limited supply.

For the province, the challenge to contain the spread of the virus goes along hand with the need to cushion its impact on the local economy.

Mayor Lucilo Bayron announced the city government's installation at the international airport of the fever-detecting tool on Monday during the flag ceremony at the City Hall, claiming it is part of the preventive measures to stop the entry and spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (Covid-19).