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Nine female inmates at Pasay jail test positive for COVID-19

Published Jul 9, 2020 06:58 pm

Nine female inmates at the Pasay City Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were brought to the COVID Isolation Center in Payatas, Quezon City.

 According to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, BJMP Supt. Editha Balansay requested the city government to swab-test 340 female persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) after an inmate who was set to be released last June 24 turned out to be positive for the coronavirus but asymptomatic.

Rubiano said that as part of health protocols, the inmate underwent swab testing before her release and was found to be positive. She was immediately brought by City Health Office (CHO) personnel to the Pasay City Astrodome for a 14 day-quarantine.

The mayor said Balansay then immediately coordinated with the city government to swab-test 340 female inmates, of whom 129 were tested for the coronavirus on July 3. Nine of the 129 turned out to be positive  but asymptomatic.

She also said the nine female PDLs have to undergo another swab test, and if the results are negative, they will be taken back to Pasay BJMP. 

The mayor said the remaining 211 female inmates are scheduled to undergo swab testing soon.

It was learned that the female inmates were all facing drug-related cases.

Stricter observance of health protocols

The mayor also reiterated her call to the city residents to strictly observe health and safety protocols as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to rise.

 Rubiano said that as of July 8, the CHO recorded a total of 1,096 confirmed cases or 19 more new cases from 1,077 cases reported a day before.

 “Even if certain restrictions have been lifted , it’s not yet the time to let our guard down,” Rubiano said.

 According to the CHO’s  surveillance and epidemiology unit, hardest hit among the villages were Barangays 193 and 183, both with 32 active confirmed cases; Barangay 144 with 39 active confirmed cases, Barangay 37 with 20, and Barangay 169 with 22 active cases.

“Let us not bring back the harrowing days of a lockdown, where curfew hours were longer and the movement of people and products were restricted,” Rubiano said.   

As a precaution, the mayor instructed the Philippine National Police and barangay officials to see to it that city residents follow the guidelines set forth by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) as well as ordinances passed by the City Council.

Rubiano said: “Let us continue wearing face masks, avoid crowded places, avoid close-contact settings such as close-range conversations, avoid confined and closed spaces with poor ventilation, and frequently wash your hands.”

 She said a city ordinance was passed on April 18 requiring people in the city to wear face masks or improvised protective equipment to prevent the spread of the virus. 

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