Astrodome, the wrong place By Leonardo Micua DID the city of Dagupan commit the mistake of making the Dagupan City People’s Astrodome as an additional isolation area for Patients Under Investigation (PUI) in the event the COVID-19 contagion in the city worsens? Methinks that even if the Astrodome, as the site for 30 PUIs with mild symptoms in modular tents donated…
In April she came! By Jing Villamil THIS month is most confusing. And not only because it opens with April Fools’ Day, the odd pranksters’ holiday. Each of its days is a study in pleasant/unpleasant contradictions, and endearing but sometimes heart-stopping surprises. Take the weather. Today it is sunny…
PHYSICAL DISTANCING FOR EASTER MASS — Archbishop Socrates Villegas leads celebration of Easter Vigil Holy Mass Saturday night, April 11, at Santuario de San Juan Evangelista via live streaming on Facebook for thousands of parishioners who remain quarantined in their homes. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
DAGUPAN City still leads three other cities and 44 towns of Pangasinan with the most confirmed COVID-19 and Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) as of April 9. According to the Provincial Health Office (PHO) Dagupan registered six confirmed COVID-19 cases (one died, five others confined). It listed 13 PUIs (one died, five confined, six recovered)…
THE number of confirmed COVID cases in Pangasinan further rose to 33 with nine fatalities as of April 11, though five managed to recover, 19 were confined per April 9 monitoring of the Pangasinan Provincial Office, Dagupan City has topped the statistics with six confirmed cases, one of whom died….
FOR MILDLY AFFECTED PUI PATIENTS — A Dagupan City hall worker disinfects the modular tents installed at the Dagupan City Astrodome as isolation area ready for occupancy by persons under investigation (PUI) on way to full recovery. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
AS of April 9, thirteen of the 48 towns and cities of Pangasinan have managed to maintain their no record of a single confirmed case, not even as Patient Under Investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 since President Duterte declared Luzon under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocol. According to the Provincial Health Office…
EECQ PROTOCOL IN ROSALES WHILE the total lockdown declared in two barangays was lifted on April 7, another barangay was placed on total lockdown on the same day after a new positive case of COVID was identified. Rosales Mayor Susan Casareno placed Barangay Carmay West also on lockdown due to…
THE fight against COVID-19 in Pangasinan appears to be gaining grounds as four persons earlier confirmed to be positive with COVID-19 reportedly discharged after fully recovering during treatment in separate hospitals. Another has recovered but has been asked to remain in hospital for further observation. The Provincial Health Office reported…
FOOD DELIVERY DURING LOCKDOWN – Relatives and friends of residents inside Barangay Pogo Chico drop off food items at police checkpoints for delivery to the quarantined families. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
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