CAPITOL NEWS DEMO ON WEARING PPEs. Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel show a demonstration on the proper wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face mask, suit and gloves. The demo forms part in the one-day orientation of funeral parlor owners and mortuary service workers on proper disposal…
THE declaration of Extreme Enhanced Community Quarantine in Urdaneta was extended till April 30 by virtue of the Executive Order No. 34, Series of 2020 issued on April 13 by Mayor Julio F. Parayno III. The EO mandates that the movement of people within Urdaneta City is restricted for the purpose of…
Urdaneta City extends EECQ to April 30
PROVINCIAL Health Officer Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman said the provincial government is set to launch mass testing for COVID-19 in the province. The medical technologists in the 44 towns and three cities and in the 14 government-owned hospitals are scheduled for orientation and training on the process to be…
Capitol prepares for COVID-19 mass testing
ANY TRANSPORT WILL DO — Residents leaving the public market in Dagupan City are given a lift by a cargo truck that just completed its delivery. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ANY TRANSPORT WILL DO
AN eight-month-old baby girl in Dagupan City earlier diagnosed to be symptomatic of COVID-19 died on Wednesday, April 15, even before results of the lab tests could be known. The city’s Public Information Office reported that the baby was suffering from cough, seizures, and fever when she was admitted to…
Eight-month-old baby-PUI dies in Dagupan; nurse tests positive
STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS FUNERAL parlor owners and mortuary service workers attended a one-day lecture-forum on the proper handling and disposal of both COVID-19 confirmed cases and patients under investigation (PUIs) last Wednesday, April 15 in Lingayen. Governor Amado Espino III underscored the importance of the roles of funeral…
Funeral parlor owners briefed on handling remains
STAY-HOME VIOLATORS – A roving police patrol led by P/Col Rederico Maranan, provincial director, confronts four villagers seated in front of a sari-sari store in Binmaley for violating quarantine protocol and not wearing face masks. The four were brought to the police precinct and charged for their violations. (Punchphoto by Nora…
STAY-HOME VIOLATORS
EPDH RE-OPENS THE Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital (EPDH) in Tayug has resumed its operations on April 16 after it was temporarily closed on April 5 when a doctor in the hospital tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an advisory posted on the provincial government’s Facebook page, Dr. Anna de…
36 PUIs found COVID-negative
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office raised more than P2.5 million fund for PNP’s Bayanihan Fund program. According to P/Colonel Redrico A. Maranan, provincial director, the fund raised through the efforts of 2,464 police force in Pangasinan, will be forwarded to PNP Regional Director Joel Orduna and who in turn will…
Pangasinan PNP raises P2.5-M for Bayanihan program
ROLLING STORE — Lingayen households are served by rolling stores sent by the local government on pre-arranged schedule to minimize the number of residents at converging at the public market for effective implementation of physical and social distancing. (Punchphoto by Cesar Ramirez)