by Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2020
BACOLOD CITY —- The Kabankalan City Hall in Negros Occidental was closed to people since Friday, Nov. 20, after at least 18 employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Mayor Pedro Zayco said contact tracing was immediately conducted to identify and isolate those who had close contacts with the persons who contracted the virus.
He said at least 127 more employees and locally stranded individuals had undergone swab tests to determine if they have COVID-19.
Zayco and the city budget officer also underwent swab tests after they were exposed to the city’s assistant engineer, who had died of COVID-19.
Both of them tested negative for the virus.
The mayor said the Department of Interior and Local Government advised him to temporarily close their City Hall to avert the spread of the virus.
Zayco said when offices resume on Thursday, only 50 percent would be allowed to report back to work, while others would work from home.
He appealed to his constituents to observe all health protocols like proper wearing of face masks and face shields, practicing physical distancing, and staying indoors when there is nothing important to do outside.
As of Sunday, Kabankalan City has 429 COVID-19 patients, including 53 active cases, 369 recoveries, and seven deaths.
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March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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