Quezon City officials say an asymptomatic adult allegedly visited the Gentlehands Orphanage and unknowingly brought the virus, causing the outbreak.
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has called on the management of workplaces and other high-risk closed facilities to strictly implement minimum public health protocols to avoid outbreaks of Covid-19.
This, after 122 children and personnel of the Gentlehands Orphanage at Barangay Bagumbuhay tested positive for the virus.
“Mariin nating ipinapaala na ang hindi pagsunod o hindi pagpapatupad ng minimum public health protocols ay paglabag sa RA 11332. Dapat maging mahigpit ang ating persons in authority sa pagpapatupad nito para maiwasan natin ang pagkalat ng virus,” said Mayor Joy Belmonte.
Belmonte added that the outbreak could have been prevented and “the children could have been saved from the life-threatening risks of Covid.”
According to CESU Chief Dr. Rolando Cruz, an asymptomatic adult allegedly visited the orphanage and unknowingly brought the virus, causing the outbreak.
“Kailangang mapanatili ng mga ganitong closed long-term care facilities ang mahigpit na protocols dahil kahit isang kaso lang ang makapasok sa kanila ay madaling mahahawa ang lahat,” Cruz said.
The Office of the City Mayor has already attended to the needs of the facility by sending paracetamol, vitamins, hygiene kits, face masks, alcohol, and food packs.
Belmonte also instructed the CESU to closely monitor everyone’s health, especially of the children, and to do active surveillance of other closed settings such as nursing homes.
“Patuloy nating papalawigin ang ating swab testing at contact tracing program para maabot ang mga gaya nitong high-risk closed facilities,” said Belmonte.
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