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CEBU CITY, Philippines - While recovering from the devastation of Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai), local governments here are bracing for the possibility of another spike of COVID-19

Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed stock graph and words “Omicron SARS-CoV-2” in this illustration taken, Nov. 27, 2021.

In Cebu province, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has ordered hospitals and other Capitol-run health facilities to anticipate a possible surge of COVID patients. Instead, the city government has begun reactivating its isolation facilities which will be used to house COVID-19 patients with little to no symptoms.“But we approximately have around 8.8 percent COVID patients in private hospitals and almost 60 percent for our public. As per our record, we only 9 hospitalized patients out of 82 covid patients, around a good 10 percent, all in their mid 20’s except for one 85 year old,” said Councilor Joel Garganera, head of the EOC.

 

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