AgSur tightens health protocols as COVID-19 cases surge By Jennifer P. Gaitano
With the high number of cases recorded in the province of Agusan del Sur, the Provincial InterAgency Task Force led by Governor Santiago Cane, Jr., has tightened the implementation and monitoring of the health protocols to prevent the transmission of the dreadful coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “On August 25, I called for a provincial IATF meeting, and after reviewing the data, we decided to elevate the quarantine classification from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Modified Caraga INFOCUS
Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) because of the increase in cases,” said Governor Cane. The official added that in the month of August, the cases in Agusan del Sur reached almost 1,000 based on RT-PCR results; its quarantine and isolation areas, private and government hospitals were being filled up and have zero available COVID-19 beds. “With this, I issued an executive order placing Agusan del Sur under MECQ which took
effect on August 27 until September 11, 2021 with specific orders for the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and all mayors and barangay officials to implement the provisions of Executive Order No. 21,” Cane added. The official also recalled that last June, the national IATF placed Agusan del Sur under MECQ, and in July it was placed under GCQ, which somehow made people relaxed while in August, that was when the daily cases started to rise. August 28-September 3, 2021 |
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