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MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella denied on Thursday that private hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with coronavirus disease patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cI share with the thoughts of Sec. Cimatu. Of course our private hospitals are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, but at this point, it\u2019s not overwhelmed,\u201d Labella said over ABS-CBN 黑料社 Channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe agree that we are experiencing the surge, but I would say that it\u2019s not actually overwhelmed at this point,\u201d he also said.<\/p>\n

However, Labella said augmentation from the national government for medical workers \u201cwould be very much welcome” and that it would be “better” if more health personnel will be deployed to the city.<\/p>\n

He added that the human resource office of the city government is also hiring additional 30 to 50 nurses for public hospitals.<\/p>\n

Labella further noted the \u201cvery effective and efficient\u201d referral system of Cebu City for COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the ways by which we can prevent overwhelming of our hospitals is our very effective and efficient referral system and I think at this point, Vicente Sotto (Memorial Medical Center) has been doing very well on that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In an earlier television interview, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu<\/a>, who has been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to oversee the COVID-19 response in the city, said that there is shortage of health workers<\/a> in the area as cases of infection soar.<\/p>\n

He also described health workers in Cebu City<\/a> as \u201coverworked\u201d and \u201coverburdened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Labella said that even quarantine facilities for asymptomatic, mild and moderate cases of COVID-19<\/a> in the city likewise enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cCebu has enough quarantine facilities, and even at this point in time for mild and moderate cases at this point in time, the occupancy is only between 11 and 13 percent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cebu City<\/a> has converted 52 school buildings into isolation facilities. While these facilities have a total of 2,500 bed-capacity, Labella said that only around 900 beds are occupied so\u00a0far.<\/p>\n\n\n

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