By Mar T. Supnad
VIGAN, Ilocos Sur – Gov. Ryan Singson has
warned violators of Covid-19 protocols here as Covid-19 cases continued to
spike the past two weeks.
Citing paragraph ‘D’ of Republic Act 11332, known as mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern act, the governor warned violators may face criminal charges.
The warning was aired by the governor in his regular radio program “Ranniag ti Ilocos Sur.”
Singson said Ilocos Sur is in bad need of additional health workers such as nurses and midwives to attend to the increasing number of Covid patients in the province.
Singson said active cases last week reached 383, bringing to 861 total number of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The sudden hiring of health workers came in the wake of reports that some nurses are tired and overworked.
“We will immediately fast-track the process of their applications to give the over-worked health workers a sigh of relief,” Singson said in the radio program anchored by anchorman Lito Javier.
In his bid to contain the increasing number of infections, the governor issued executive order 28, placing Vigan and Candon cities, towns of Sinait, Cabugao, Bantay, Narvacan, Santa, Sta. Maria, San Esteban,Sta. Lucia, Suyo, Tagudin and Cervantes under MECQ starting 7 to 21 April.
There are, however, six Covid-free towns such as Quirino, Nagbukel, San Ildefonso, Sigay, Galimuyod and one other town.
Worst hit by the pandemic, Singson said, was the town of Alilem, saying he and the mayor there are discussing the possibility of placing the town under enhance community quarantine to contain the increasing number of infections.
The governor said a total of eight people have succumbed to the virus, four of them died the past two weeks.
Singson said quarantine facilities in the province have also been overwhelmed and they are now looking for other available venues such as hotels to be used as temporary quarantine facilities.
“We did not expect that the number of infections to reach this high so we now have a shortage of facilities,” Singson said.
He asked the public not to take for granted the threat of Covid, saying this is a real danger that we need to prevent. “There are those saying that the Covid is nothing, but what I can say is that this is real,” Singson said.
The governor also issued a directive implementing a stricter rule in the boundaries to those coming in Ilocos Sur to prevent further infection. “They can enter Ilocos Sur provided they are complete with health papers such as RT-PCR and antigen test,” he added.
Citing paragraph ‘D’ of Republic Act 11332, known as mandatory reporting of notifiable diseases and health events of public health concern act, the governor warned violators may face criminal charges.
The warning was aired by the governor in his regular radio program “Ranniag ti Ilocos Sur.”
Singson said Ilocos Sur is in bad need of additional health workers such as nurses and midwives to attend to the increasing number of Covid patients in the province.
Singson said active cases last week reached 383, bringing to 861 total number of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The sudden hiring of health workers came in the wake of reports that some nurses are tired and overworked.
“We will immediately fast-track the process of their applications to give the over-worked health workers a sigh of relief,” Singson said in the radio program anchored by anchorman Lito Javier.
In his bid to contain the increasing number of infections, the governor issued executive order 28, placing Vigan and Candon cities, towns of Sinait, Cabugao, Bantay, Narvacan, Santa, Sta. Maria, San Esteban,Sta. Lucia, Suyo, Tagudin and Cervantes under MECQ starting 7 to 21 April.
There are, however, six Covid-free towns such as Quirino, Nagbukel, San Ildefonso, Sigay, Galimuyod and one other town.
Worst hit by the pandemic, Singson said, was the town of Alilem, saying he and the mayor there are discussing the possibility of placing the town under enhance community quarantine to contain the increasing number of infections.
The governor said a total of eight people have succumbed to the virus, four of them died the past two weeks.
Singson said quarantine facilities in the province have also been overwhelmed and they are now looking for other available venues such as hotels to be used as temporary quarantine facilities.
“We did not expect that the number of infections to reach this high so we now have a shortage of facilities,” Singson said.
He asked the public not to take for granted the threat of Covid, saying this is a real danger that we need to prevent. “There are those saying that the Covid is nothing, but what I can say is that this is real,” Singson said.
The governor also issued a directive implementing a stricter rule in the boundaries to those coming in Ilocos Sur to prevent further infection. “They can enter Ilocos Sur provided they are complete with health papers such as RT-PCR and antigen test,” he added.
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