Ni NOEL ABUEL
Nakapagtala ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Lungsod Quezon ng 200,000 kaso ng COVID-19 na kauna-unahang lungsod o probinsya sa buong bansa.
Kasabay nito, nababahala si Anakalusugan party list Rep. Mike Defensor na lalo pang dumami ang bilang ng tinatamaan ng virus kung saan sa mismong datos ng COVID-19 Tracker ng Department of Health, nakapagtala ng bagong 22,214 kaso ng COVID-19 sa lungsod mula sa 180,400 ay naging 202,614 sa loob lamang ng ilang linggo simula Enero 5 hanggang Enero 11.
“We are alarmed over the fresh surge of new infections in the city, and the local government’s apparent weak and slow response to the public health emergency,” sabi ni Mike Defensor, na tumatakbong Quezon City mayor sa darating na eleksyon.
“There’s no question the Quezon City government, which has a lot of financial resources at its disposal, can do more to suppress new infections. It could, for instance, improve public access free and fast real time RT-PCR testing, so that those who test positive can be identified and isolated right away,” dagdag pa ni Defensor.
Sinabi pa nito na maaaring sanayin at mag-hire ang QC government ng contract tracers para hanapin ang mga may sakit o tinamaan ng virus maliban pa sa makakatulong din ito sa pagkakaloob ng trabaho.
“The city government could also train and hire additional contact tracers, which is really a win-win solution since it will also help provide temporary gainful employment to those who lost their jobs. We should not underestimate this Omicron variant surge, which, based on the World Health Organization’s warning, has the potential to quickly infect a large portion of our population within the next two months,” paliwanag pa ni Defensor.
Minaliit din ng kongresista ang alibi ng QC government na dahil sa malaking populasyon ng lungsod kung kaya’t sadyang marami ang magkakaroon ng sakit.
“The local government’s excuse that infections are naturally high because of Quezon City’s huge population of 2.94 million simply does not hold water. If a large population is the only cause for the very high COVID-19 cases, then the provinces of Cavite and Laguna, which have 3.68 million and 3.04 million residents, respectively, should have more cases than Quezon City,” sabi pa ni Defensor.
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