This Week in Bacolod (April 4 to 10, 2021)

For April, the City of Smiles is still under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), according to Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia. The mayor warned the public not to spread wrong information, particularly that the city is imposing an enhanced community quarantine. He also discouraged social gatherings to halt the spread of the coronavirus and appealed to residents to have themselves vaccinated against the virus [1].

After discovering that some travelers have falsified their test results, Negros Occidental authorities warned inbound travelers not to use fake COVID-19 test results lest they face charges. In a report gathered by Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz, some visitors entering Negros Occidental and Bacolod City presented fake swab results from Manila’s pier that costs PhP900. Once caught by authorities, violators will be charged for falsification of public documents, Diaz added [2].

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In the data collected by Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), a total of 5,020 health workers in the city were inoculated against COVID-19 from March 5 to 25. Doses developed by Sinovac and AstraZeneca were the two types of vaccines used for the frontliners. According to the records, 3,094 medical workers received Sinovac vaccine doses while 1,926 medical workers received AstraZeneca shots. Of the medical workers who were vaccinated with the Sinovac dose, only minor adverse effects were noted [3].

Two medical workers of Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) had positive swab test results for COVID-19 even after being vaccinated with Sinovac doses. According to Dr. Chris Sorongon, City Emergency Operation Centers deputy for medical data and analysis, the two nurses must have obtained the virus outside of the hospital since CLMMRH’s infection control is good. Both nurses did not show symptoms of the virus and tested positive during the hospital’s medical surveillance swab testing every two weeks [4].

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