Sinimulan na ang pagpapa-disinfect sa mga kwartong tinuluyan ng dalawang Pinoy crewmen na repatriates ng M/V Diamond Princess cruise ship at nag-positibo sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) habang naka-quarantine sa New Clark City.
Kinumpirma ni Health Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire sa isang press briefing na hindi kasama ang dalawang crewmen sa 442 repatriates na umuwi kanina kasunod ng pagtatapos ng 14-day quarantine.
“Out of the 445 repatriates, 2 crew members (PH25 and PH26) tested positive for the disease and were immediately referred to the Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH). Disinfection procedures for the rooms used by the 2 patients have been implemented as well.”
Sa ngayon pinayuhan na raw na mag-home quarantine ng 14-araw ang mga nagkaroon ng close contact sa dalawang COVID-19 patient.
Mula sa total na 49 cases, kinilala ang dalawa na sina Case No. 25, na isang 31-anyos na lalaki; at Case No. 26, na 34-anyos na lalaki rin.
“Close contacts of the 2 confirmed cases shall undergo additional 14-day home quarantine and will be continuously monitored by their respective Municipal/City Health Offices. The remaining repatriate is left in NCC awaiting lab results.”
“From the beginning, DOH was aware of the risk that some of the repatriates might test positive for COVID-19. This is why strict infection prevention and control measures were enforced during the quarantine period to protect our kababayans and the health workers attending to them,” ani Health Sec. Francisco Duque III.
