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DOH-Calabarzon gives away 15,500 facemasks

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A total of 15,500 disposable face masks were distributed on Thursday in communities with high numbers of COVID-19 cases recorded in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon).

The Department of Health (DOH)- Calabarzon, through President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive last Monday to provide free masks to the public targeting the underprivileged, has purchased and distributed more than 300 boxes of facemasks in all the five provinces.

Each box contains 50 pieces of facemasks received by the barangay captains of various communities.

Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo said the observation of the President on the wearing of the same face mask is common, and the reason is mainly financial.

The regional office visited barangays in Antipolo City to distribute the free facemasks. Some 200 washable facemasks were also given during today’s distribution activity.

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“We can expect cases to lessen if this simple practice is followed religiously. And we count on the support of the local government units in implementing this,” Janairo said.

Among the barangays with highest number of covid-19 cases recorded are Mayamot, San Roque, San Isidro, Dela Paz in Antipolo; Rizaliana, Bagong Bayan and Pulo in Mauban, Quezon; Gulang-Gulang, Ibabang Dupay, Isabang, Ibabang Iyam and Cota in Lucena City, Quezon; San Isidro, Sto. Domingo, San Andres, San Juan, San Roque. Sto. Niño, Sta. Rosa in Cainta, Rizal.

As of March 17, a total of 83,673 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the region, with 5,939 active cases, 75,338 recoveries, and 2,396 deaths. Calabarzon is the region with the second-most number of COVID-19 cases.

The country is presently experiencing the highest recorded number of COVID-19 cases and the first case of the coronavirus variant first found in Brazil.

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