ILOILO – The whole province is under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ, medium risk) except for the town of Alimodian has which extended further its enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Alimodian recorded 10 more cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on July 15, supposedly the last day of its ECQ which started on June 30.
Mayor Gefree Alonsabe enumerated his town’s new COVID-19 cases – eight of whom were locally stranded individuals (LSIs) – as follows:
* 80-year-old female (Patient No. 653)
* 51-year-old male (Patient No. 654)
* 22-year-old female (Patient No. 655)
* 25-year-old female (Patient No. 656)
* 22-year-old female (Patient No. 657)
* 58-year-old female (Patient No. 658)
* 26-year-old male (Patient No. 659)
* 25-year-old male (Patient No. 660)
* 32-year-old female (Patient No. 661), health personnel
* 35-year-old female (Patient No. 662), health personnel
Alonsabe did not set the date when the ECQ would end. He said this would depend on the results of the repeat tests of the 10 cases.
“Tan-awon naton sa masunod nga mga inadlaw ang status,” said Alonsabe.
The 10 new cases have very few close contacts, he added, because they were confined at the town’s quarantine facility.
Alimodian previously had 14 COVID-19 cases; eight already recovered as of this writing. These were the following:
* 27-year-old female (Patient No. 279)
* 3-year-old male (Patient No. 280)
* 28-year-old female (Patient No. 281)
* 46-year-old female (Patient No. 283)
* 45-year-old female (Patient No. 285)
* 23-year-old female (Patient No. 286)
* 13-year-old female (Patient No. 288)
* 22-year-old male (Patient No. 289)
The remaining six still being quarantined are the following:
* 16-year-old female (Patient No. 278)
* 55-year-old female (Patient No. 282)
* 47-year-old female (Patient No. 284)
* 20-year-old female (Patient No. 287)
* 22-year-old female (Patient No. 175)
* 50-year-old female (Patient No. 587)
Alonsabe appealed for his people’s cooperation – stay home, wear facemask, observe physical distancing, and wash hands.
To those going out of their houses, quarantine passes are required.
Limiting the movement of people is part of the ECQ, said Alonsabe, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission./PN
