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Amoy patay sa Quezon Province Medical Center
AKSYON NGAYON - AL G. Pederoche - Pilipino Star Ngayon
Nakababahala ang mga larawan na aking natanggap sa email na nagpapakita sa mga bangkay ng COVID victims na nakatiwangwang sa pasilyo ng Quezon Medical Center at nangangamoy na. Tinatawagan ko ng pansin ang provincial government at pamunuan ng ospital.
Bakit nangyari ang ganyan? Malamang pamugaran pa ng mga mikrobyo ang mga bangkay na iyan at magpalubha sa sitwasyon.
Sa larawan, ang mga bangkay ay isinilid lang sa body bags at hinahayaang mabulok sa ground floor ng Annex Building ng Quezon Medical Center. Sa first floor na mismo ng ospital nakalagak ang mga nabubulok na bangkay katabi ang mga kuwarto na kasalukuyang ginagamit bilang silid para sa CT Scan, 2D Echo, at blood bank.
Umaabot na ang baho ng mga naaagnas na bangkay sa second floor. Nandito rin sa palapag na ito ang stay-in quarters ng mga nurses na naka-duty at mga silid para sa mga nagpopositibo at nagpapagaling sa COVID-19. Sa third floor naman ay matatagpuan ang mga opisina tulad ng Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), Department of Health (DOH), at ilan pang tanggapan.
Ayon sa aking impormante, nagpatawag naman ng pulong si Governor Danilo Suarez para masolusyunan ang problema pero nakakadismaya na tila walang malinaw at konkretong solusyon na nailatag.
Batay sa report ng probinsiya para sa ika-12 ng Setyembre, nakapagtala ng panibagong 153 COVID cases ang probinsiya: Catanauan – 6, Dolores – 1, Gumaca – 20, Patnanungan – 5, Polilo – 3, Sariaya – 12, Tagkawayan – 6, Burdeus – 7, Calauag – 7, Candelaria – 10, Dolores – 2, Gen Nakar – 4, Infanta – 11, Lucena – 30, Pagbilao – 11, Real – 14, at San Antonio – 4.
Umaabot na ayon sa tala sa 18,701 ang gumaling sa sakit habang 1,079 naman ang namatay dahil sa COVID-19 sa naturang lalawigan.
Taunang budget sa lalawigan ng Quezon, bakit nga ba hindi na apruba?
Sentro ng atensyon hanggang ngayon sa lalawigan ng Quezon ang pangalan ng 8 bokal na bumubuo sa new majority ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan dahil sa hindi nila pag apruba sa mungkahing badyet sa taong kasalukuyan ng probinsya.
Sa ekslusibong panayam ng Current PH kay Sonny Ubana, Majority Floor Leader ng Sanggunian, sinabi niya na halos 200 million ang sablay di umano sa proposed budget at inisa-isa niya ang mga pangunahing dahilan kung bakit hindi nila inaprubahan ang mungkahing budget para sa lalawigan.
Sa unang punto ay nakita ng lupon na binawasan ng Administrasyong Suarez ng 40% ang budget para sa COVID-19 response, partikular na sa MOOE ng lahat ng ospital sa probinsya liban sa dalawa.
Kaakibat nito ay ang hindi pagkakatugma ng proposed budget sa budget message kung saan makikita na ngayong taon ay ang nakalagay sa executive message ay “This budget seeks to provide response and recovery for Covid-19 pandemic” subalit binawasan naman ang budget para sa Covid-19 response na hindi naman dapat sapagkat ito ay naka appropriate na sa proposed plan noong nakaraang taon pa lamang, ika niya dapat daw ay nadagdagan ang budget ng mga ospital sa lalawigan imbes na bawasan, isang paraan upang mag tugma ang executive message at ang proposed budget.
Quezon gov tightens border control vs COVID-19 Delta variant
Quezon Governor Danilo Suarez has started to impose strict border control and added safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly the highly transmissible Delta variant.
Suarez has ordered the police to conduct strict monitoring of inbound travelers particularly from the National Capital Region.
He explained that Quezon-bound travelers shall be limited to “Authorized Persons Outside their Residences; essential and emergency travels; returning residents of Quezon; and those bound to southern provinces of the country.”
Suarez said there will be only one loading and unloading area for public transportation in every town.
“If any disembarking passenger is not a regular commuter and has no valid medical certificate, the person will be under isolation for five to seven days,”
Suarez explained in a phone interview.
Suarez urged residents in the province to strictly observe all COVID-19 health and safety protocols amid the threats from the more deadly Delta variant. (Aug. 1, 2021)
Fishermen of Calauag among top violators of Philippine Fisheries Code
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año warned and reminded local governments to strictly implement the Philippine Fisheries Code after citing recent report trawlers were using super bright lights.
Tongkil in Sulu has the greatest number of reports with 2,549 total detection followed by Zamboanga City with 2,446, Milagros in Masbate with 1,595, Cawayan also in Masbate with 1,350, San Pascual in Masbate with 1,193, Languyan in Tawi-Tawi with 1,057, Calauag in Quezon with 1,009, Hadji Mohammad Ajul in Basilan with 973, Linapacan in Palawan with 959 and Carles in Iloilo with 762. (May 11, 2021)
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Filipino nurse Melujean Ballesteros dies after contracting Covid-19
A nurse of nearly 18 years has died after contracting Covid-19 in London.
Melujean Ballesteros, 60, who is originally from the Philippines, died at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, on Sunday, just two days after being admitted.
Speaking to PA news agency, her son, Rainier, 37, said: “My mum is a dedicated and very caring nurse.
“She started her career in the UK in 2003, she loved her work as a nurse.”
Rainier, who lives in Calauag in the Philippines, said Mrs Ballesteros had a fever and cough in mid-March and self-isolated for nine days.
But on Friday Rainier said the family convinced her to visit the hospital due to her worsening condition, and so she was picked up by ambulance and was admitted. She died two days later.
Mrs Ballesteros is survived by her two sons, Rainier and Bryan, 38, who also lives in the Philippines, and husband Luis, 64, who lives in the UK.
The news follows the deaths of two Filipino porters from John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Oscar King Jr and Elbert Rico, who died on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Filipino nurse Leilani Dayrit, who worked at St Cross Hospital in Rugby, died on April 7.
A Commons library report published last year found that more than 18,000 Filipinos work in the NHS, third only to the numbers from Britain and India.
Philippine ambassador Antonio Lagdameo, said: “Filipino health workers have served tirelessly and courageously at the frontlines of the war against this pandemic, and their contribution to the ongoing effort to save lives is nothing but immense.
“The escalation of confirmed Covid-19 cases and Covid-19-related deaths point out the undeniable truth that this disease is an existential threat even to the most healthy and fit among us.”
A GoFundMe page was created by colleague Faz Ghooloo, lead nurse at St Mary’s Hospital, to help raise funds for funeral costs.
In a touching tribute, Ms Ghooloo wrote: “Melujean was a kind-hearted person who dedicated her life to her profession as a nurse.
“She always had a smile and she never complained about anything.”
A spokesman for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs St Mary’s Hospital in Pread Street, said: “We are very sad to confirm the death of one of our nurses,
Melujean Ballesteros, who worked at St Mary’s Hospital from 2002.
“Melujean was well known across the hospital for her kindness and compassion.
“She made a big impact on the lives of her colleagues as well as her patients, she will be greatly missed.
“We are in touch with next of kin and are focusing on support for them as well as for colleagues at this very difficult time.” (April 13, 2020)