THE isolation facility of the City Government in Angeles City, Pampanga at the City College of Angeles (CCA) is now empty for the first time in the past two years since the start of the pandemic as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases continue to decline in the city.
Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr.’s Executive Assistant IV Reina Manuel, who handles the operations and management at the isolation facility, together with City Health Officer Dr. Verona Guevarra, said the six patients housed at the facility completed their 14-day quarantine on November 11, with negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) result for Covid-19.
They were also taken to their respective homes by personnel of the Angeles City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, led by Rodolfo Simeon, as soon as they were cleared for Covid-19.
Lazatin's Chief Adviser IC Calaguas, meanwhile, shared that close contacts being housed at the isolation facility, with a 100-bed capacity, received free meals from the established community kitchen of Lazatin -– from breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. Room amenities also include air conditioning units, electric fan, television and free WiFi.
The city has seen a steady decline in Covid-19 confirmed cases. On November 6, no close contacts were tested at the CCA swabbing center, citing the intensified vaccination drive of Lazatin.
To date, a total of 270,742 Angeleños have already received their first dose of vaccines while 207,480 are already fully vaccinated.
Calaguas is the chief implementer of the City Government's vaccination program with 400 working staff in the vaccination team. (PR)