TASK FORCE MONITORS AREAS WITH SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES

TASK FORCE MONITORS AREAS WITH SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES By Priam Nepomuceno Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana The National Task Force NTF Against Covid-19 Atmospheric, (NTF) Against Covid-19 is chair, Delfin Lorenzana Geophysical and closely monitoring areas told President Rodrigo Astronomical Services that saw a slight increase Duterte during a taped Administration) ay in its coronavirus disease Cabinet meeting aired magkakaroon na naman (Covid-19) cases. over PTV-4 Monday night. nang malakas na ulan “Ang ginagawa po Lorenzana, diyan sa Cagayan ngayon ng National Task meanwhile, said they Valley. Kaya ‘yung ating Force (Against) Covid-19 have deployed more mga NDRRMC (National ay minamanmanan nurses and doctors in Disaster Risk Reduction natin ‘yung mga lugar na Davao City to augment and Management mayroon pang kaunting medical personnel in Council) units at saka pagtaas -- hindi naman containing the disease. ‘yung mga tropa natin ay gaano (kataas) pero He added that a naghahanda na naman tayo’y nag-iingat lamang total of 333,367 overseas para tulungan ‘yung mga na hindi umangat nang Filipino workers (OFWs) taong maaapektuhan malaki -- tulad ng (The have so far been sent ng pagbaha, (PAGASA National Task Force home. estimates that there (Against) Covid-19) is Lorenzana also would be heavy rains keeping an eye on areas told the President that again in Cagayan Valley. that recorded that a steps are now being Our NDRRMC units and slight increase in Covid-19 undertaken to mitigate our troops are already cases such as) Iloilo, the effect of the low preparing to help those Tacloban, Lanao Sur, pressure area (LPA) in who might be affected Iligan, Davao City, at saka areas in Northern Luzon. by floods) Mr. President. (and) Davao province,” “So ang estimate Thank you,” he added. Defense Secretary and ng PAGASA (Philippine (PNA)