Tuesday, September 29, 2020

31 Covid-19 cases in Ifugao; towns locked

LAMUT, Ifugao—Ifugao posted total of 31 confirmed Covid-19 cases with six active and 25 recoveries as of Sept. 17. 
      Following this, mayors of Alfonso Lista and Lagawe towns placed some of their barangays under restriction for safety measures against Covid-19 Alfonso Lista Mayor Edralin Alipio imposed lockdown at Purok 2 of Barangay San Jose on Sept. 16 to Sept. 21 for contact tracing and to mitigate spread of the virus among contacts of the second confirmed Covid-19 case of the municipality who is a resident of said place.
      Alipio directed barangay officials to secure all entry and exit points of Purok 2 for health measures and advised the public to stay calm and continue practice the minimum health protocols.
   Alfonso Lista District Hospital chief Dr. Ceasar Sevilleja issued an advisory that its emergency room and out-patient department were temporarily closed for decontamination while awaiting RT-PCR results of the first level contacts of the Covid-19 patient who was admitted in the medical facility.
     As Lagawe town recorded two more confirmed Covid-19 cases last week, Mayor Martin Habawel Jr. placed Purok C of Poblacion South under temporary calculated lockdown to facilitate contact tracing, testing, quarantine and disinfection activities.  
One case, an officemate of a Covid-19 patient, is a resident of said place. 
      Alfonso Lista District Hospital chief Dr. Ceasar Sevilleja also issued an advisory that its emergency room and out-patient department were temporarily closed for decontamination while waiting for the RT-PCR results of contacts of the Covid-19 patient who was admitted in the medical facility.—PIA Ifugao 

 

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