At least 4,000 stall vendors at Cebu City’s biggest public market will undergo testing for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid …
At least 4,000 stall vendors at Cebu City’s biggest public market will undergo testing for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid to further slow down the transmission of the virus here. Retired General Melquiades Feliciano, deputy chief implementer of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Visayas (IATF), said testing is part of government’s strategy to contain the spread of the virus in areas with a high rate of COVID-19 infection. “We now know where the virus is so we will identify the extent of the infection, isolate them, and provide necessary health interventions,” he said. Based on reports local authorities received, most of those infected with the virus in the city had gone to Carbon Public Market in Barangay Ermita. Dr. Michelle Linsalata, Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) assistant head, said the city government is expected to spend around P4 million to acquire test kits should the mass testing at the Carbon Public Market push through. The testing, she said, will be conducted by the Department of Health.
