3 COVID-19 patients in Abra recover
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — All three COVID-19 positive patients from Abra province recovered from the disease, according to the provincial government.
Abra Governor Jocelyn Bernos said that the two patients, AC2 and AC3 tested negative of COVID-19 and are ready to be discharged from the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center where they are confined.
The first COVID-19 patient of the province and the whole Cordillera region, AC1, had completed his 14-day quarantine after recovering and was sent home to Abra on April 2.
AC2 and AC3, are father and son from Sallapadan town, who are close relatives of AC1, a seafarer from Manabo town.
Bernos, however, vowed that the government will not put its guard down while promising “we will sustain our preventive measures and maintain how we are containing the infection.”
The governor maintained that travelling inbound Abra will still be restricted unless those exempted from such restrictions.
“Pasensyahan na lang po,” she begged off amid continued criticisms on her “iron-fisted” handling on quarantine rules her province instituted against returning Abrenians from outside the province.
The national government extended the enhanced community quarantine in the entire Luzon until April 30.
As of Thursday, the Philippines recorded a total of 435 recoveries while the country's confirmed COVID-19 rose to 5,660. The Department of Health also reported that 362 patients in the country died of the infectious disease.
Photo shows members of the Philippine National Police deployed in Manila amid COVID-19 threat. The STAR/Edd Gumban
President Rodrigo Duterte on March 16, 2020 declares an enhanced community quarantine over all of mainland Luzon, an expansion of an earlier general community quarantine over the National Capital Region.
The entire National Capital Region—16 cities and a municipality—is under community quarantine from March 15 to April 14, which means the enforcement of social distancing measures like letting fewer people on public transportation, reduced store hours, and the possibiity of curfews.
According to a memorandum issued by the Palace on Saturday, March 14, the quarantine means that "movement of people shall be limited to accessing basic necessities and work; and uniformed personnel and quarantine officers shall be present at border points."
Travel restrictions in and out of the capital will also be implemented.
A labor group says another lockdown will never resolve rising COVID-19 cases in the Philippines after the government announced that Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal are placed under the enhanced community quarantine starting Monday.
“The Duterte government seems to be deliberate in focusing its efforts in imposing quarantine and lockdown measures instead of addressing the rising cases of COVID-19 and the worsening state of the pandemic through medical solutions and scientific approach,” says Defend Jobs Philippines.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque says the implementation of enhanced community quarantine is meant to slow down the increase of COVID-19 cases, so hospitals and health workers will not be overwhelmed.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announces that Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal are placed under enhanced community quarantine starting Monday, March 29.
Tuguegarao City will be placed under enhanced community quarantine from January 20 to 29 due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba approved the request of Tuguegarao Mayor Jefferson Soriano to place the city under ECQ for 10 days.
According to the Cagayan Provincial Information Office, the city currently has 246 active cases.
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Batangas, one of the provinces hardest hit by the novel coronavirus, has reported no new cases of the disease for two consecutive days.
The provincial DOH Office says the number of COVID-19 cases in the province stood at 91 with no new cases as of Wednesday afternoon.
Lipa City has the most cases with 26, followed by Batangas City (21) and Nasugbu (11).
Tanauan City has the fourth most cases with eight, followed by Bauan (5) and Alitagtag (3). Cuenca and Sto. Tomas City had two cases each, while the municipalities of Calaca, Lemery, Lian, Lobo, Mabini, Mataas na Kahoy, Padre Garcia, San Jose, San Juan, San Pascual and Taal had one case each, respectively. — The Filipino Connection
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