Friday, March 27, 2020

Joint Task Force Zambo boosts capability amid Covid-19 threat

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 27, 2020): Joint Task Force Zambo boosts capability amid Covid-19 threat (By Teofilo Garcia)



MORE HOSPITAL BEDS. Workers assemble the hospital beds the city government of Zamboanga has turned over on Thursday (March 26, 2020) to be used at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University-Lantaka Campus, an isolation and management facility for all patients under investigation with moderate symptoms. The city has one confirmed coronavirus case. (Photo courtesy of City Hall PIO)

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The city government has turned over two units of speed boats to the Joint Task Force Zamboanga to augment its sea assets in securing the city's borders amid the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine to prevent the entry and spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here.

Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar, who led the turnover Thursday, said each watercraft is equipped with a twin 250-horse power gasoline-fed engine.

Salazar said Friday the equipment turnover forms part of the city government's unrelenting support to the security sector.

Col. John Antonio Divinagracia, Joint Task Force Zamboanga commander, received the two speed boats from Salazar, saying these will be a big boost to the capability of his command, especially now the enhanced community quarantine is in place.


Meanwhile, the city government has also distributed the necessary but hard-to-find supplies to local frontliners in 25 of this city’s 98 barangays amid the Covid-19 threat.

Salazar said the supplies include alcohol, masks, vests, raincoats, long sleeves, megaphones, whistles, rice, and other needs as this city enters the 7th day of the enhanced community quarantine.

The mayor said that the city government has delivered hospital beds and other equipment and much-needed supplies to the Ateneo Zamboanga University (ADZU)-Lantaka campus, designated as this city's isolation and management facility for all patients under investigation (PUIs) with mild to moderate symptoms.

As of March 26, health officials said this city has recorded 38 PUIs and 1,099 persons under monitoring (PUMs) for Covid-19. Seventeen of the 38 PUIs tested negative while the remaining 21 are awaiting their test results for Covid-19.

Likewise, a total of 449 of the 1,099 PUMs have been cleared after completing the 14-day quarantine period.

This city has one confirmed Covid-19 case.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098039

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