Cebu City EOC Strengthens COVID-19 Response

The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) strengthens their COVID-19 response by adding personnel and resources to their arsenal.

The recent rise on COVID-19 cases is also one of the top reasons why the city’s EOC decided to improve their response.

Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) extraction team head Harold Alcontin revealed that personnel and ambulances from CCDRRMO helped fast-track efforts of the EOC extraction team.

CCDRRMO head Ramil Ayuman augmented an additional 20 personnel for the extraction team.

Also, 10 more barangay isolation centers with a bed-capacity of 762 have been opened to accommodate new COVID cases.

The additional resources had helped the Cebu City EOC address the spike in COVID-19 positive cases

The challenge remains that the majority of the individuals who tested positive for Covid-19 in Cebu City do not cooperate with the authorities especially during extraction procedures.

The EOC extraction team had to contend with the sudden spike in positive cases last Wednesday, February 10, when there were 250 COVID patients that need to be transferred to isolation centers.

As of February 12, Cebu City recorded a total of 14,160 Covid-19 cases since March of 2020. Currently, there are 2,671 active cases and a total of 711 deaths. (MLC)