The Bacolod City Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) is discouraging the public from attending social gatherings or dining out with people who are not members of their own household.
The warning came after an administrative officer of a hospital in Bacolod tested positive for COVID-19, a press release said.
The index, according to the contact tracing report, shows that the officer attended several social gatherings before the symptoms of COVID-19 set in.
“Let’s discourage social gatherings and eating out with people outside one’s household,” said EOC contact tracing head Dr. Rosalie Deocampo during the EOC huddle Thursday, March 25.
Deocampo also reiterated that anyone showing COVID-19 symptoms must seek early consultation.
The Bacolod Respiratory Outpatient (BRO) Center in front of the public plaza continues to offer free consultation and free swabbing for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, City Administrator Em Ang, who is also EOC executive director, said that the city government strongly discourages holding of social gatherings with more than 10 attendees for at least in the next two weeks while cases are still high.
“It is important to avoid mixing people in one place at the same time because it is one key factor of spreading COVID-19 infection,” said EOC deputy medical Dr. Chris Sorongon.
There has been a spike of COVID-19 positive cases in Bacolod City recently. On March 17, the city recorded 25 new cases.
The Department of Health reported 19 new COVID-19 cases in Bacolod City on Wednesday, March 24. Seventeen were local cases and two were Authorized Persons Outside Residence.*