Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday vowed to give her best to ensure the city’s readiness in dealing with the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Belmonte will inspect three city-run hospitals”•Quezon City General Hospital, Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, and Novaliches District Hospital”•to ensure their readiness for any eventuality, amid a report of two confirmed cases of nCoV in the country.
“Despite the absence of nCoV here in our city, it is best to be prepared for any possibility,” the mayor said.
“We have to be ready for any eventuality. We cannot just relax because the health of our residents is at stake,” she added.
The mayor said the city has already equipped the three hospitals with much-needed safety equipment, including an isolation tent, to handle possible nCoV patients.
She said the city’s health officials have also met with private hospitals to discuss the protocols in handling suspected nCoV cases.
According to Belmonte, at least 80 frontline responders and logistics personnel from the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, headed by Mike Marasigan, recently went through preparedness training on the proper use of personal protective equipment, proper handling of patients, and proper disposal and disinfection of equipment.
