CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 1,500 renal or kidney patients in Cebu continue to await guidelines from the Capitol for the protocols that they will observe as they undergo dialysis sessions,
Amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the towns, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has reported that residents in the province fear that the dialysis patients frequenting the medical facilities in Cebu City might contract the virus and expose their communities to risk.
Garcia earlier said that she would issue an executive order that would have made dialysis patients, who would undergo sessions in Cebu City to stay here while the coronavirus threat was imminent, but Garcia decided to put on hold the order due to an appeal from the Philippine Society of Nephrology.The nephrologists said dialysis patients had several special needs that would be hard to meet if they would be compelled to stay in a halfway house or shelter.
“Ang tinguha nato will be that the final executive order will be just, fair and equitable. Atong paminawon ang concern, ang kabalaka sa kadaghanan natong kaigsuonan sa kalungsoran ug dakbayan sa probinsya ug ato usab tagaan ug gibug-aton ang kahimtangGarcia said she would also confer with the mayors for their insights on how to address their constituents’ concerns.
“Amo ning tun-an og maayo ug naninguha ko nga makahimo ta og usa ka executive order nga maka-address sa issue ining una sa tanan, sige og anhi diri kay magpa-dialysis unya mouli unya kinahanglan ihatod og ambulansya ug ang kahadlok sa katawhan aning mga dialysis patients. Initially niingon na man ta nga mag halfway house unta ta nganhi pero the dialysis patients have very special needs. Kining tanan ato ning timbang-timbangon,” Garcia said.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cebu governor hopes Cebu City’s high COVID-19 cases won’t affect the province bid for GCQCebu Governor Gwen Garcia hopes the high number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cebu City will not affect their hopes of placing Cebu province in general community quarantine after May 15, citing the city has its own charter which the province has no jurisdiction.
Read more »
COVID-19 in Cebu City: Mass testing and change in the outbreak’s dynamicsMassive testing was intended to detect COVID-19. It also changed the outbreak’s dynamics in several aspects including age and settings
Read more »
219 submit themselves to rapid testing in Cebu CityCEBU CITY, Philippines -- The third day of the rapid testing for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recorded 219 residents submitting themselves to the blood extraction process in three
Read more »
Labella: Cebu City conducted more swab tests than rapid testsMayor Edgardo Labella says that the city has conducted more swab testings than rapid testings through contact tracing of COVID cases.
Read more »
Cebu City now has 2,500 beds in isolation centersCDNTopStories: Cebu City has now 2,500 beds in the different Barangay Isolation Centers (BIC) for the asymptomatic cases of the coronvarius disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more:
Read more »
2nd batch of repatriated OFWs arrive in CebuICYMI: CDNTopStories: Around 230 OFWs bound for Cebu and nearby provinces in Central Visayas are reportedly expected to arrive in Cebu as part of the national government’s efforts in sending back repatriated overseas workers to their hometowns. Read ...
Read more »