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Isabela villages gain portable oxygen tanks

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Lagan, Isabela—Aimed in addressing the needs of patients with respiratory disease and those suspected of COVID-19, the Provincial Government of Isabela has distributed portable oxygen tank sets to different barangays across the province.

Lawyer Elizabeth Binag, Provincial Information Officer, said more than 1,000 barangays have availed of the portable oxygen tank sets distributed by the Provincial Government.

“The delivery of portable oxygen tanks in all of the province’s barangays intends to save the lives of Isabeleños in times of emergency especially there has been an increase in the  number of infected persons since the outbreak of COVID -19  and  has claimed millions of lives across the globe,” she said.

The barangay health workers will help assist in transporting then the covid 19 patients to the hospitals and isolation facilities with the portable oxygen tanks, Binag added.

The distribution of the portable 10-pound complete set oxygen tanks to the barangays started on October 5 and the remaining barangays of five municipalities and one city will receive their share soon, according to Binag.

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The Provincial Government under Governor Rodito T. Albano has been hands-on in preventing the spread of the deadly virus among Isabeleños, with measures such as the mandatory wearing of face masks and face shields, strict border checkpoints and provision of quarantine facilities.

Also, for the Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (ROFs) Isabeleños, localized lockdowns in places with recorded COVID-19 positives are considered with safety protocols and restrictions are properly observed.

This is to ensure their health against COVID-19 directed by the numerous resolutions of the National Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease, Albano said.

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