Borongan City creates TF on 2019 Novel Corona Virus (n-COV)
BORONGAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The City Government of Borongan through the acting City Mayor, Vice Mayor Emmanuel T. Tiu Sonco convened the newly created Novel Coronavirus Task Force on February 3, at the Sanguniang Panglungsod Session Hall, this city.
Tiu Sonco said that one of the immediate actions taken by the task force is the information dissemination through the distribution of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials such as streamers, leaflets, brochures, and even “Bandillo” for widest dissemination in the entire province of Eastern Samar.
The Eastern Samar Provincial Health Office (ESPHO) through the Chief-Technical Section, Dr. Rodel Delgado said, as of February 3, there is NO confirmed case nor any reported PUI for 2019-nCOV-ARD.
He advised that all persons with travel from China, Hongkong, and Macau will have self-isolation at home for 14 days upon arrival.
He also said that the ESPHO will post official number of cases periodically, including confirmed cases and PUI. “Please avoid posting or sharing any unverified reports of n-CoV cases in Eastern Samar,” Delgado said.
Dr. Delgado emphasized the DOH reminder of some of the everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory viruses like 2019-nCoV. Just remember W-U-H-A-N, wash your hands; use mask properly; have temperature checked regularly; avoid large crowds; never touch your face with unclean hands and no beso-beso.
Dr. Delgado added that ESPHO has already an Isolation Ward which will be used for admitted cases of suspected 2019 N-COV in the province. ESPHO will also establish a Triage area to screen patients with fever, cough and colds to rule out 2019-nCov infections.
“If you have a fever, cough, and colds (even without a history of travel), please proceed to the triage area at the Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital (ESPH) or to your nearest Rural Health Units (RHUs),” Dr. Delgado added.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Government of Eastern Samar through Governor Ben P. Evardone have purchased 100 boxes of regular masks and N95 masks; 100 boxes of gloves; two (2) sets of complete Personal Protective Equipment stationed at ESPHO, while the City Government of Borongan has Purchased Requests (PRs) for surgical masks. (SDC/PIA-E. Samar with report from Penelope B. Pomida, DYES, Radyo Pilipinas)
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