MANILA – Pagbabawalan na ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City ang inuman ng magpa-pamilya at magka-kapitbahay dahil sa banta nito bilang “superspreader event” ng COVID-19.
Inatasan na raw ni Mayor Joy Belmonte ang law enforcement units ng lungsod na mag-patrolya sa mga barangay at eskinita para ma-monitor ang mga pagtitipon-tipon tulad ng inuman.
“The law enforcement cluster of the city government together with barangay officials will now conduct foot patrols to monitor even alleys and inner roads, where people congregate for social activities such as drinking sessions,” ayon sa press release ng lungsod.
Batay sa datos ng QC government, walong indibidwal ang nag-positibo sa COVID-19 mula sa mga inuman na naganap sa ilang lugar na sakop ng ipinatupad na special concern lockdown.
“They then went on to contaminate community members in other superspreader events. A drinking session and wedding in Brgy Matandang Balara for example, yielded 69 confirmed cases with 25 still pending as of June 1.”
Sa kabuuan, mayroong 88 index cases na naitala ang lungsod mula sa mga lugar ng:
-Del Mundo St. in Barangay Talipapa
-An area in K-10th St. in Barangay East Kamias
-An area in Harvard St. in Barangay E. Rodriguez
-Manggahan Citizen St., Interville III in Barangay San Agustin
-Area 5 in Barangay Capri
-Labordo Compound in Barangay Tandang Sora
-Area 7, Luzon Ave., in Barangay Matandang Balara
-An area in Geronimo St., in Barangay Sta. Monica.
Aabot sa 1,017 pamilya ang isinailalim ngayon sa lockdown, at hinihintay pa ang resulta ng kanilang swab test.
“This is what we want to prevent – Covid 19 positive individuals infecting others in social gatherings without minimum health standards being observed. This is why we keep reminding people that gatherings such as inuman sessions are still strictly prohibited,” ani Belmonte.
Nanawagan ang lokal na pamahalaan sa mga residente na agad i-report sa QC Hotline 122 ang mga iligal na pagtitipon sa komunidad.
“Residents and organizers of public gatherings who violate RA 11332 or the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act” or any of the city’s ordinances will be given ordinance violation receipts (OVRs), show-cause orders, or be slapped with cases if proven not to have implemented proper health protocols in their activities. Private gatherings such as religious activities, wakes, weddings and other milestone events will continue to be governed by the prevailing quarantine guidelines issued by the IATF and the City Government.”
