Two streets in San Juan placed under ECQ
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora placed portions of C. Santos Street in Barangay Balong Bato and Eustaquio Street in Barangay Progreso under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for 15 days starting July 7 after 12 residents in the area tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
“ We want to make sure we contain the virus and prevent it from spreading to other areas. The residents along these streets will be taken cared of by the city government,” Zamora assured.
The mayor said 153 families in C. Santos Street and 165 families in J. Eustaquio Street will be given food packs during their 15-day quarantine.
Zamora said police and barangay personnel will be manning key posts to make sure the residents abide by the quarantine restrictions.
Meanwhile, San Juan Medical Center closed its OB and Pediatric Wards as part of their compliance to health and safety protocols after two staffs tested positive for the virus.
San Juan Medical Center Director Dr. Joseph Acosta ordered the temporary closure of the wards after a doctor and a nurse was reportedly exposed to a COVID-19 patient who underwent emergency caesarean operation and hysterectomy despite wearing personal protective equipment (PPE).
“Both mother and baby are safe while the two medical personnel are symptomatic. All close contacts of the patients and the medical personnel were already swabbed and quarantined,” Dr. Acosta said.
The wards will reportedly be in operation Saturday, July 11 after disinfection and when all swab results are released.
Because of the spike in COVID-19 cases in the city, Zamora changed the employees’ work schedule to avoid crowding in the offices, observe proper physical distancing, allow enough quarantine time and prevent the virus from spreading within city hall without compromising public service.
City Hall employees will be working on skeleton force in alternate schedules for two weeks.
Zamora explained that the skeleton force per office will work for two straight weeks and work from home for another two weeks while in quarantine and another team reports to work for the remaining two weeks of the month.
He said that all City hall employees will be required to undergo free RT-PCR tests to make sure they are COVID-19 free and will not transmit the virus to their colleagues, clients and to the constituents
“The city government remains committed to the highest standards of public service. As part of our precautionary measures and despite the changes in our work schedule, we will continue to provide the much-needed work in combatting the virus. We will continue to serve the public to the best of our abilities and in spite of the pandemic,” Zamora said.