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THREAD: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte holds media briefing

JUST IN: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte says there are now 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city

Belmonte says three of the confirmed cases have already recovered

Belmonte says that one COVID-19 patient in QC already died. The patient is a shop owner in Greenhills Shopping Center

Belmonte says there are 54 persons under investigation in Quezon City

Belomonte says Quezon City has shuttles and buses that offer free transportation for government and private health workers

Belmonte says they have secured 100 hotel rooms for health workers, she adds that separate rooms for persons under investigation have also been secured

Belmonte: Call Hotline 122 and if necessary after the interview, a barangay ambulance as well as a city ambulance can be arranged para dalhin sila sa hospital

Belmonte: We provided partition tents to Philippine Heart Center

Belmonte: We secured partnership for us to purchase food for distribution to our barangays

Belmonte: We have distributed health kits and care packs at the barangay level to 100,000 families

Belmonte gives a breakdown of the 29 COVID-19 positive cases in the following barangays:

Project 6 - 1
San Antonio -1
Delmonte - 1
Maharlika - 1
San Isidro Labrador -1
Bagong Silangan - 1
Socorro - 1
E-Rodriguez - 1
Matandang Balara - 2

(1/2)

Ugong Norte - 1
White Plains - 1
Marilag - 1
South Triangle - 1
Paligsahan -1
Valencia -1
BL Crame - 3
Kalusugan -3
Dona Imelda -1
Pasong Putik -1
Bagbag -1
Tandang Sora-3
Pasong Tamo-1

(2/2)

Belmonte: We have halted all construction all over the city

Belmonte: Roughly 400,00 families need help in QC

Belmonte: Tayo ang pinakamalaki at pinakamaraming kailangan sustentuhan in the next few weeks

Belmonte asks barangay officials to use quick response funds to procure food for these displaced families

Belmonte: Nakikiusap po tayo sa ating mga punong barangay na i-access muna at gamitin ang kanilang quick response fund pambili ng pagkain para doon sa mga na-displace at nawalan nang kabuhayan

Belmonte: Next week, March 23 to March 27, QC will be able to provide food for these 400,000 families. The week after that, the QC gov't will again be able to provide for them

Belmonte: Sa ika-apat na linggo, medyo magkukulang na po ang pondo ng lungsod

We are now appealing to the DSWD, national government na sana tulungan naman nila kami sa lungsod ng Quezon

Belmonte says Quezon City government can take care of two weeks' worth of food for its residents, but adds that it could be harder for them after that period as their quick response fund would be depleted

Belmonte: Hindi po tayo mahilig mag-post, pero tayo po ay kumikilos

Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Mike Marasigan: Magkakaroon rin po ng road closure from Elliptical Road going to East Avenue hanggang BIR Road

Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office: Pwedeng madagdagan po ito sa mga susunod na araw habang pinagaaralan pa po namin ang mga areas na kailangang i-secure

Quezon City gov't says there are 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases today, up from 22 yesterday

Quezon City gov't: In St. Luke's we have one doctor and one elevator operator who were confirmed positive for COVID-19

Quezon City gov't: We are extremely worried that we have a lot of health workers going home from these hospital and when they go back to their families, they are exhibiting COVID-19 disease

Quezon City gov't says that contact tracing is already being done

Marasigan: Those living in the places identified as "hot zones" cannot leave their homes. Those within the 500-meter radius of the "hot zone" will have to pass through checkpoints where they will be screened

Marasigan: People living in "hot zones" and "warm zones" will all be under monitoring

Marasigan says that the addresses of the 29 COVID-19 cases in the city are considered "hot zones", plus the hospitals mentioned earlier

Marasigan says the restrictions in the "hot zones" will be implemented starting 6 am tomorrow

Marasigan says the restricted area in E. Rodriguez Ave. is from McDonald's New Manila to Trinity University of Asia

Belmonte says violators of quarantine may be arrested

Belmonte says she fears the virus reaching urban poor communities

Belmonte: Tingin namin there is no immediate need for the 13th month (of Quezon City Hall employees) to be released considering na work from home na sila

QC gov't says that PUIs who tested negative for COVID-19 will have to check out immediately from the partner hotel