The city government of Davao will be boosting the bed capacity of the Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs) to address the current surge of Covid-19 cases in the city.
“Because of the surge tag-100 sa isa ka dalaw ang mga positives, duna pu’y kakulangan sa bed capacity sa TTMF, paspas mapuno,” said Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio in a live broadcast with Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Monday.
Mayor Sara said the city is fast-tracking a stand-by facility. She also said the city is also looking at opening two more TTFMFs.
“Sa pagkakaron ang atong priority is increasing our capacity sa TTMFs and magpahinumdum lang ko sa atoang kaigsoonan Dabawenyo na there is a surge happening right now sa atoang Covid-19 cases sa atoang syudad,” she said.
The mayor reiterated to the public to refrain from going out for non-essential activities.
“The best is to stop moving especially sa inyuhang mga non-essential na mga lihok, make sure you schedule your days moving out para tanan kinahanglan ninyo buhaton mabuhat sa isa ka adlaw, dili mo maggawaas-gawas sa kada adlaw sa semana because the more you go out, the more you expose yourselves to the risk of catching Covid-19 sa mga lugar diin nagtapok ang mga tao,” she added.
The mayor also reminded that most of the cases in Davao City are due to transmissions in the workplaces, hospitals, and social gathering. She cited the importance of the alternative work arrangement for offices and establishments that she ordered through Executive Order (EO) No. 10 Series of 2021.
“Ang success sa pagmanage sa isa ka surge is making sure na tama ang connection sa testing, tracing, isolation. So dapat dunay testing, paspas ang tracing para makit an ang iyang mga contacts, ma test ang iyang mga contacts ug ma-isolate dayon para di makatakud,” Mayor Sara said.
