An emergency responder in Iloilo City has contracted the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Mayor Jerry Treñas announced on Monday night, April 27, one additional COVID-19 case in the city.
The new case involves a personnel of the Iloilo City Emergency Responders (ICER), who underwent a polymerase chain reaction or PCR – based test on April 24.
The city government is currently conducting mass testing for COVID-19, prioritizing frontline workers in the fight against the deadly disease.
The responder is the eighth patient infected with COVID-19 in the city.
As of posting, Treñas said he has yet to receive details on the latest patient.
The mayor assured that the city government will give its “all-out support not only to the affected responder but to the entire CDRRMO (City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) team.”
ICER is under the city government’s CDRRMO.
“All other ICER personnel are now under quarantine because of this, and they have ceased operations for the meantime,” Treñas said
“We will be waiting for all their PCR Test Results to be released before they resume their life-saving responsibilities,” he added.IMT
