CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The holiday break of the coronavirus disease noted during the Christmas week in Pampanga apparently ended with the season, a resurgence of cases following immediately thereafter.
From December 20 to 27, no single new case of Covid-19 was reported in Pampanga. On Monday, Jan. 3, 28 new cases were reported. On Tuesday, Jan. 4, 63 more were 63 listed, bringing up the total active cases to 260.
Mabalacat City which recorded the most number of days without Covid cases at 26, recorded seven new ones on Tuesday too.
Angeles City listed 14 new cases on the same day for a total of 22 active cases. The City of San Fernando topped Tuesday’s tally with 29, for a total of 58 active cases.
Of Pampanga’s 19 towns only five — Magalang, Lubao, Porac, Sasmuan, and Sto. Tomas – have maintained their zero-Covid-cases status as of Jan. 4.
As this developed, Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda enjoined his constituents to double their efforts in strictly observing safety protocols.
In his Facebook page, Pineda listed anew practices to avoid contracting Covid-19 “lalo na ng Omicron variant,” to wit:
“1. Magsuot lagi ng face mask.
2. Lumayo ng 1-2 metro sa mga tao.
3. Iwasan ang mga matataong lugar.
4. Maghugas ng kamay o magpahid lagi ng alcohol.
5. Kumain ng mag-isa at isuot ang facemask pagkatapos sumubo ng pagkain.
6. Huwag magpapasok ng ibang tao sa inyong bahay.
7. Pag nilalagnat, sinisipon, masakit ang lalamunan, inuubo o nananakit ang katawan, kontakin ang Rural Health Unit at magpa-Antigen test. Pag nagpositibo, magpa-RT-PCR test na.
8. Magpabakuna laban sa COVID-19 o magpa-booster shot.
9. Kung maaari, huwag nyo pong dalhin ang mga bata sa matataong lugar.”
The governor concluded with the grim reminder: “Iisa lang po ang ating buhay. Ingatan po natin. Halos 3,000 katao na po ang pinatay ng Covid-19 sa Pampanga.”
