By Freddie Lazaro
BATAC CITY,
Ilocos Norte – The management of the Mariano Marcos Memorial
Hospital and Medical Center (MMMHMC) has confirmed that two patients currently
isolated in the hospital tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19), based on laboratory results released by the Research Institute for
Tropical Medicine (RITM).
In a public
advisory released by the hospital on March 31, the hospital management reported
that the COVID-19 patients were in isolation, and were in stable condition.
“Rest assured
that our hospital is taking all the necessary precautionary and infection
control measures to protect our patients, hospital and the community,” the
hospital management said.
“We urge the
public anew to cooperate with the health authorities to make sure we contain
the spread of this infection and to help us share and disseminate only
validated and accurate data or information to prevent panic, confusion and
misinformation,” MMMHMC said in the advisory.
The hospital
management also reiterated the residents to stay at home and observe personal
distancing and personal hygiene.
For his part,
Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc said, in a press statement, that the two
persons who tested with positive for COVID-19 were a 42-year-old male from
Barangay Sungadan, Paoay town with no travel history; and a 49-year-old male
from Barangay Magnuang, Batac, who had travels to Metro Manila.
“We have
already quarantined those who have been in contact with the 2 COVID·19 patients
and we are in close contact with the Department of Health (DOH), Mayors,
city/municipal health officers and barangay captains to further contact trace
these two patients. We will also lock down the two barangays where these cases
came from,” the governor said.
He assured
that the medical personnel in the province were all properly trained while the
medical supplies in the hospitals in the province were sufficient.
Meanwhile,
Currimao town Mayor Edward Quilala released a statement confirming that one of
the COVID 19 positive patients was a police officer of their town.
As of March 31, the Ilocos Norte has recorded
two COVID 19 positive cases; 2 Patients Under Investigation (PUIs), and 2,171
Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs
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