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Facade of the City Hall of Zamboanga (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The local Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has approved a resolution Wednesday afternoon recommending to place this city under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from October 15 to 31 given the surge in Covid-19 cases. On Thursday, Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, local IATF on Covid-19 chief implementer, said the resolution will be submitted to the Regional IATF for endorsement to the national IATF for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), which will make the ...

Facade of Zamboanga City Medical Center ZAMBOANGA CITY - The chief of the Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) on Wednesday urged the public to strictly comply with health protocols, stressing that the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases here has overburdened the already stretched medical facility. "The Covid situation now is worse than last year. More people are getting infected and most of them are in critical condition. That is why we strongly appeal for your cooperation to strictly following the minimum health standards," said Dr. Afdal Kunting in a video message p...