Mayor Vico Sotto assures constituents that COVID-19 quarantine facility is safe
Amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there is growing concern over the safety of people living near hospitals and quarantine facilities such as the Dahlia Hotel in Oranbo, Pasig. So, Mayor Vico Sotto took to his social media accounts to assure his constituents that living near the quarantine facility is safe.
Mayor Vico knows that the fear of the people against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is valid. That's why he tried to appease their paranoia by explaining the importance of having a quarantine facility and why living near the area will not heighten their risk of getting COVID-19.
On his Facebook post, Mayor Vico said, “Kahit isang hakbang lang ang layo ng bahay niyo sa gusaling may #covid na pasyente, ligtas po kayo...HINDI PO TUMATAGOS NG PADER ANG CORONAVIRUS. Maaari lang tayong mahawaan ng COVID-19 kung may "close contact" tayo sa pasyente.”
He then reiterated why they had to convert Dahlia Hotel into a quarantine facility: “Sa panahon ng krisis, ang kailangan, MABILISANG AKSYON. Mahalagang may #QuarantineFacility tayo para mapabagal ang pagkalat ng virus... kaya ini-convert namin ang Dahlia Hotel (Oranbo) para rito.
“Nais nating maiwasan ang malagim na pangyayari sa ibang lugar, kaya pinapalakas natin ang kapasidad ng ating healthcare system... isa ito sa dahilan kung bakit inaayos din natin ang kapasidad ng PCCH (Kapasigan) para makatanggap ito ng covid patients. Lahat po ng aksyon natin ay dumadaan sa malalim na pagsusuri ng mga eksperto.”
On March 19, Mayor Vico announced that the Dahlia Hotel has been converted into a quarantine facility. It can reportedly hold at least 300 people at once.
Mayor Vico also revealed that the owners of Dahlia Hotel will let them use the establishment for free, and the Pasig City government will only have to pay for the electricity and water bills.
At that time, there were only 14 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pasig City. But, they wanted to be prepared, as experts have predicted that the numbers may soon rise. Hence, the hotel has been repurposed to have a designated place for persons under investigation (PUI) to stay in.
Watch Mayor Vico talk about the transformation of Dahlia Hotel into a quarantine facility on his March 19 interview with Jessica Soho on State of the Nation:
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