Mass quarantine for COVID-19 PUIs, PUMs in Sorsogon
MANILA, Philippines — Sorsogon is set to place all persons under investigation (PUI) and persons under monitoring (PUM) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) under mass quarantine.
Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said he has required PUMs and PUIs to be admitted into a government quarantine facility.
“DAY 28 of ECQ… Issued an EO requiring mass quarantining of all incoming PUMs and PUIs in a government quarantine facility beginning tomorrow,” Escudero said in a tweet.
DAY 28 of ECQ… Issued an EO requiring mass quarantining of all incoming PUMs and PUIs in a government quarantine facility beginning tomorrow.
— Chiz Escudero (@SayChiz) April 13, 2020
Earlier, Escudero asked mayors of the province to identify government facilities that may be temporarily converted into isolation areas for COVID-19 patients.
Sorsogon was placed under a state of calamity due to “localized transmission” of the virus.
The Philippines has so far recorded 4,932 cases of COVID-19 with 315 fatalities.
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