By Marjaleen Ramos
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella on Monday said he wants the city to remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) after June 15 as he is not yet comfortable with the easing of restrictions.
Mayor Edgardo Labella
(Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are now under GCQ. And hopefully we continue to be under GCQ. I am not comfortable na mapunta na tayo kaagad sa modified because parang open na talaga eh,” Labella said in an interview over DZBB. "Para sa akin, important padin na there will be restrictions although we have already opened our economy, business," he added. Around 25, 000 people have already been tested for the coronavirus disease since March, Labella noted. Of which, 10,000 underwent PCR-based testing, while 15,000 underwent rapid testing. “As of yesterday, I think, umaabot ng 3,000 'yung found positive. Ninety percent are asymptomatic. The good news is 1,700 have recovered,” he said. He also said that the recovery rate of Cebu City, which is around 54.10 percent, is higher than the national, which is 24.7 percent. The mayor said he is hoping that the Inter-Agency Task Force will consider his suggestion.
Mayor Edgardo Labella(Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are now under GCQ. And hopefully we continue to be under GCQ. I am not comfortable na mapunta na tayo kaagad sa modified because parang open na talaga eh,” Labella said in an interview over DZBB. "Para sa akin, important padin na there will be restrictions although we have already opened our economy, business," he added. Around 25, 000 people have already been tested for the coronavirus disease since March, Labella noted. Of which, 10,000 underwent PCR-based testing, while 15,000 underwent rapid testing. “As of yesterday, I think, umaabot ng 3,000 'yung found positive. Ninety percent are asymptomatic. The good news is 1,700 have recovered,” he said. He also said that the recovery rate of Cebu City, which is around 54.10 percent, is higher than the national, which is 24.7 percent. The mayor said he is hoping that the Inter-Agency Task Force will consider his suggestion.