MANILA, June 30 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Philippine govt deploying more resources to the tourist and commercial hub as infections soar.
Strict checks being enforced in Cebu City in central Philippines last Wednesday, after the government tightened enhanced community quarantine restrictions amid rising numbers of Covid-19 infections. - AFP
Cebu is the top commercial and tourist hub in central Philippines with a population of about a million. Three in 10 suspected Covid-19 patients in Cebu are turning up positive. Hospitals have run out of beds and health workers are exhausted and overwhelmed. Dr Joseph Stephen Descallar, president of the Cebu chapter of the Philippine Nurses Association, said many nurses have been wanting to quit for"fear of the unknown" and lack of compensation for the risks they are taking.
The military is also sending a team of nine doctors, 10 nurses and 13 medical aides. Special police forces, drones and helicopters are also being deployed to help implement movement restrictions. "From acceleration, we're now seeing a deceleration," he said. He added that most previous hot spots like Metro Manila are now presenting"low to moderate risks".
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