A new 32-bed quarantine facilty in Caloocan City (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE)
MANILA, Philippines — Guests who flocked to the Gubat sa Ciudad resort in Caloocan City over the weekend must undergo quarantine for 14 days to make sure there is no COVID-19 transmission among them, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the health department has already instructed its regional office to monitor those who went to the resort.
“We have advised our regional office to strictly monitor all of those who have attended this gathering,” she said in an online media forum.
“’Yung nagpunta diyan sa resort na ‘yan, kailangan nila mag-quarantine for 14 days, lahat sila so that we can ensure na walang pagkahawa-hawaan na mangyayari,” she added.
(Those who went to the resort should undergo 14-day quarantine so that we can ensure that there is no transmission.)
Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan has ordered the closure of the resort for violating quarantine rules.
Vergeire said the DOH is not tolerating the incident and hopes this will not be repeated.
She said the resort-goers should keep in mind that Caloocan City, which is in Metro Manila, is under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and mass gatherings and tourism activities are not allowed.
DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (INQUIRER.net file photo / Daphne Galvez)
“Alam dapat ng ating kababayan kung kailan sila pwedeng lumabas at kung ano ang mga places na pwede nilang puntahan,” Vergeire said.
(The public should know when they can go out and the places they can go to.)
On Sunday, the Philippines surpassed the 1.1 million COVID-19 cases mark with 7,174 new infections.
The country now has a total of 1,101,990 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 1,022,24 recoveries and 18,472 deaths.