ILOILO City – The city government’s emergency response unit has resumed its operation.
The two personnel of the Iloilo City Emergency Responders (ICER) who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have recovered, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas.
The rest of the unit’s personnel completed their 14-day quarantine and also tested negative for the illness.
“Okay na…balik na sila sa operation,” said Treñas.
The first personnel to test positive for COVID-19 was ICER’s 48-year-old male driver from Barangay Sto. Niño Sur, Arevalo district. He was Western Visayas’ Patient No. 66 and was among the frontliners who underwent mass testing by the city government.
The second personnel was a 28-year-old female from Jaro district or Patient No. 63. She was an administrative staff at ICER’s office.
Treñas said ICER has resumed receiving calls for emergency assistance through contact numbers 0955-986-7404 and 0919-066-1554.
Immediately after ICER got its first COVID-19 case – the eighth confirmed COVID-19 case in the city – it suspended its operation and the City Health Office launched contact tracing to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
In the two weeks that ICER stopped operating, Treñas tasked the Bureau of Fire Protection to receive calls seeking emergency assistance./PN
