CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Cebu City recorded its highest number of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases in one day since the start of the enhanced community quarantine, when 23
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella checks the inside of the negative pressure ambulance that will be deployed to transport COVID-19 positive patients. | Photo courtesy of Cebu City PIO
Of the 23 news cases, at least 21 were recorded in Sitio Zapatera, Barrio Luz. The area, which has been on lockdown since April 12, 2020, is now considered a hotspot as the cases there have now totaled 31. The Cebu City Health Department and the Department of Health has also took 200 swab samples in the sitio to check on other residents for possible infection.Mayor Edgardo Labella said the area is not crowded, but it is still placed under total lockdown to ensure that the movement of people will be confined.
The challenge would be to keep the people in, but the barangay is preparing for the total lockdown. It also helped that they already closed the borders before the announcement was made, Gacasan said.Barangay Mambaling, on the other hand, has chosen to put the entire barangay under lockdown, although a total lockdown is yet to be announced in the sitio where the last positive case was recorded.
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