THE Mabalacat City Government is preparing for a worst-case scenario for the handling of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive patients and persons under investigation and monitoring.
Mayor Cris Garbo said the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and Clark Development Corporation (CDC) designated the ASEAN Convention Center and Nayong Pilipino in Clark Freeport as Covid-19 facilities which can accommodate 500 patients.
“Worse comes to worst, tayo po ay nakahanda na tugunan ang isolation ng ating mga PUIs at tumutulong po ngayon at ginawa na ang ASEAN Convention ng BCDA at CDC na pwede pong mag-admit ng 450 patients at ang Nayong Pilipino ng additional 50 patients,” the mayor said.
Aside from the Clark facilities, the Mabalacat City College will also be used as an isolation area with 20-bed capacity. The school will be equipped with medical equipment and supplies.
The mayor said the city remained Covid 19 free as of yesterday with 509 persons uder monitoring, 13 persons under investigation Some 120 PUMs have completed a 14-day quarantine while the 13 PUIs await the Covid 19 test results, the local chief executive said.
The City Government is still distributing food packs to the city’s 27 villages, according to Garbo.
“Doon po sa 27 barangays, meron na pong fully-saturated. Ang ibig sabihin po noon, ang lahat ng bahay ay nabigyan na. Yung malalaking barangay po humihingi po kami ng paumanhin,” the mayor said.
Indigent families residing in private subdivision will also receive food pack from the local government, Garbo said. “Itong week po na ito, lahat po ay bibigyan pati po yung nakatira sa mga private subdivision pinapahanap ko na po yung talagang nangangailagan.”
The mayor urged indigent families to coordinate with the city government.
Garbo also reminded his constituents to stay at home while the quarantine is still in effect to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.