Mayon Volcano is currently under Alert Level 3 due to its “intensified unrest” or magmatic unrest.Ī total of 18,904 people or 5,466 families were staying in 28 evacuation centers in the Bicol Region, while 1,305 people or 373 families were seeking temporary shelters outside of evacuation centers, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Tuesday. Health Secretary Ted Herbosa earlier said he wants some bivalent vaccines be brought to Albay evacuation centers to help protect the vulnerable populations against COVID-19. Isolation rooms are made available within evacuation centers and identified facilities by the LGUs,” the agency said.ĭOH also said that administration of COVID-19 vaccines is currently underway at evacuation centers using Sinovac jabs. Sarah Cotton, of Mustang, said she spent over five hours in a drive-thru line at a Crest grocery store in Yukon on Monday to get a rapid test for her daughter. “Disease surveillance is being undertaken with testing and contact tracing even in evacuation centers. COVID-19 in Oklahoma: Latest hospital capacity figures from Integris Health, Mercy, OU Health and SSM Health For others, finding a same-day test can mean a long wait. In a message to GMA News Online, DOH said that the Bicol Region Center for Health Development is “actively working” with local government units (LGUs) to protect affected individuals against the still prevalent COVID-19. This came after a resident of Barangay Matnog in Daraga, Albay who was evacuated to Gabawan Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday that COVID-19 testing and contact tracing are being conducted among evacuees of Mayon Volcano’s intensified unrest to prevent the spread of the virus in evacuation centers.
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