LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has ordered the deployment of more healthcare workers at the Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob, which serves as the alternate isolation facility for
But Chan clarified that his order was not influenced by the recent death of one of its occupants who suffered heart attack.
The video showed that other patients, who are also recovering from their infection, were trying to help the man.Chan said that based on the investigation that he ordered, he found out that the deceased patient was from Toledo City. He was brought to the quarantine facility after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Chan said that DRRMO personnel tried to revive the patient by administering Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and brought him to the hospital, but he was already dead. Under the current set up, Chan said that only patients for admission and those under monitoring are allowed to use the Hoops Dome’s entrance door. Those who are exiting the facility are to use its back doors.