CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera is urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to keep the Barangay Isolation Centers (BICs) available for patients while testing and
Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera. | CDN File Photo
This after the Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that all asymptomatic patients of coronavirus disease 2019 would be brought directly to the NOAH Complex at the South Road Properties, which had at least 300 beds.Cimatu suspects that the BICs caused the community transmission in the barangays since they were located in the middle of the villages.
Community transmission could not have occurred because of the BICs as the patients were well isolated with one to two patients per room and a 24-hour work staff equipped with the proper personal protective equipment .He said that he was sad about how the public had taken the cue from Secretary Cimatu to malign the BICs online, with some even saying that the BICs were at fault for the situation in Cebu City.
The city has a total of 19 BICs in various urban barangays that have served as isolation centers to at least 2,000 individuals over the span of three months.
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