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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 has hit another closed-setting facility here in Cebu, a health official has confirmed on Monday, July 20. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Department of Health in Central Visayas , said at least 50 patients undergoing drug rehabilitation in their facility in Argao, Cebu were infected with the virus.Loreche said the patients had been placed under isolation within the facility to prevent the virus from spreading further.
“Similar to what happened to our jails in Metro Cebu, closed-settings like our rehab centers are prone to infections,” explained Loreche.is a first-class municipality located approximately 71 kilometers southeast of Cebu City, the province’s capital. DOH – 7 also said they were still gathering more data about the patients in DOH-TRC Argao, who were confirmed to have COVID-19, a virus that had also infected several hundred more in other similar facilities such as the Cebu City Jail, Mandaue City Jail, and the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center . /dbsThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews.
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