THE Cebu Provincial Government has offered an evacuation center in Barangay Busay as a facility for asymptomatic patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Cebu City.
In her regular live news conference through Sugbo News on Wednesday, Arpil 15, 2020, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said the Department of Health (DOH)-Central Visayas is overseeing works to ensure that the facility will be fit for occupation in order to accommodate addiitonal Covid-19 patients.
"Atong nakita nga gikinahanglan usab motabang ang atong Probinsya sa Sugbo pag offer og pasilidad kung diin atong mahimong ibutang alang niadtong mga positibo apan asymptomatic o kaha mild lang," she said.
The evacuation center Garcia was referring to had been identified as the Capitol's third designated quarantine facility for returning Filipinos and Permanent Visa holders amid the threat of the Covid-19 on February 11.
The facility was built by the Office of Civil Defense.
But passengers from Mindanao had expressed dismay, lamenting that the facility had no electric and water connections at that time.
"Kung inyong mahinumduman, nagamit kini kadtong nadagsaan ta diri og mga dili taga Cebu apan gikinahanglan i-kwarantina hangtod nga ato silang mapadala sa Davao. Adtong panahona, medyo nadali-dali gyud to nato og andam para lang nila maong daghan kaayo og reklamo, tagawtaw, kay dili murag hotel ang maong pasilidad," Garcia said.
This time, though, the governor assured that the facility will be fit for occupation.
Garcia met with DOH-Central Visayas Director Jaime Bernadas and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Central Visayas Director Edgar Tabacon to discuss improvements needed in the facility.
Dividers and road repair works will be handled by the DPWH, while the DOH will supervise other preparations needed.
Meanwhile, local governments under the Province of Cebu have also designated local gyms, unused buildings and even resorts as their facility for persons diagnosed with Influenza-like Illness. (RTF)