FAMILY HEALTH KITS. Residents of Maulong village in Catbalogan City, Samar receive health kits on Thursday (May 28, 2020). The city government said some 7,878 families have already received health kits from the local government meant to fight the spread of Covid-19. (Photo courtesy of Catbalogan City Mayor Dexter Uy)
TACLOBAN CITY – Some 7,878 families in Catbalogan City, Samar have received health kits from the local government in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Mayor Dexter Uy said in a statement on Thursday that more than 30,000 families in its 57 villages are entitled to receive the Covid-19 health kits.
Each kit has 60 tablets of ascorbic acid (500 milligrams), 30 tablets of paracetamol (500 mg.), two bottles of ascorbic acid + zinc sulfate syrup for children, a bottle of paracetamol suspension for infants, a bottle of alcohol (500 ml.), and washable face masks.
The city government has distributed 3,628 heath kits in Canlapwas village, 1,050 in Guindapunan, 1,000 in Maulong, 460 in Rama, 384 in New Mahayag, 310 in Cagutsan, 245 in Bagongon, 242 in Mombon, 238 in Cinco, 235 in Buluran, and 86 in Canhawan.
“The distribution of health kits for all is our priority because we believe that prevention is better than cure,” Uy said.
Community facilitators, day care workers, village officials, and volunteers have been assisting the local government in preparing and distributing the health kits, he added.
To date, the city has no active Covid-19 case after the region’s 14th patient and the city’s first case had recovered and tested negative for the virus twice.
The patient caught the virus in nearby Tarangnan, Samar where she works as administrative staff.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, Eastern Visayas has confirmed a total of 31 cases, including 20 recoveries and zero death.
Other areas in the region with confirmed cases are Baybay City and the towns of Burauen and Tanauan in Leyte; Tarangnan town and the cities of Calbayog and Catbalogan in Samar; and Catarman in Northern Samar. (PNA)
