COVID-19 UPDATE. Mayor Julier Resuello of San Carlos City, Pangasinan during his live Facebook stream on May 5, 2021. Resuello asked residents to strictly follow the standard health protocols set by the national government to help prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the city. (Photo screenshot from Resuello's Facebook live)
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – Mayor Julier Resuello has warned residents to strictly follow the standard health protocols set by the national government in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) or the city government will impose a lockdown.
Resuello announced this in his Facebook live on Wednesday amid the increasing number of Covid-19 cases here with four new recorded deaths within a week.
“I asked the barangay officials to monitor their constituents in their area. I am giving them this week. If the people will continue to not abide by the protocols, I will declare a lockdown,” he said.
Resuello said a lockdown will be a burden to the people including the national and local government workers, but he is willing to do so if the Covid-19 cases in the city continue rising.
“Please take care of yourselves and of your families’ health for all of us to be safe,” Resuello told his constituents citing as an example the Covid-19 situation in India.
Meanwhile, Resuello is encouraging the residents to actively participate in the vaccination survey being conducted by the city health office (CHO).
He said personnel of the city hall are conducting a survey to determine the vaccine acceptability of their constituents.
“We have a surveying team roaming the barangays, gathering data to identify who is eligible to get a vaccine. So please participate,” he added.
Resuello urged residents to provide factual information so they can include the names of individuals who are interested to receive the vaccine based on the prioritization list.
Resuello said he wrote a letter to the national government requesting additional vaccine allocation.
“As of now, we were only able to vaccinate at least 700 individuals out of our more than 200,000 population in the city,” he added.
Based on the monitoring of the Provincial Health Office, San Carlos City has the most number of active cases of 88 out of the 7,784 total confirmed cases in entire Pangasinan as of 9 a.m. on May 5. (PNA)
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