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  1. shakey

    shakey DI Member Veteran Navy

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    Midnight Flights From Manila-Cebu and Bohol Causing our Covid-19 Cases to Increase and causing havoc at quarantine hotels.

    Since the Sibulan/Dumaguete airport is the only one in Negor, we get those stranded in Manila who are transported by PAL Express with additional stops in Cebu and as needed in Bohol before continuing to Dumaguete, landing after midnight. Stranded individuals could be from Manila, Cebu or Bohol in any mixture replacing those getting off with those needing to escape Dumaguete and get to Manila. It is not evident who has Covid-19 as they wait in line.

    In the best of times you could book a flight and a quarantine hotel ahead of time, like you are supposed to, and your local LGU would meet you in full PPE to deliver you to the local quarantine facility or hotel who would be awaiting in full PPE.

    In these chaotic times it is impossible to follow any rules and plan ahead because you don't know when you are going to get a flight and to book a hotel for certain days.

    A local 4 star hotel is bewildered if 30-50 stranded passengers are dumped into their lobby after midnight and their employees were not alerted to don their PPE and not order enough food to feed them.

    Local health clinics like Sibulan are having to close after treating the two small boys brought from Manila who tested for Covid-19. PPE usage by health professionals is the new normal.

    shakey aka John
     
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  2. jim787

    jim787 DI Senior Member

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    Yes, very strict procedures--on paper. And in reality there is the horrible situation in Rizal Stadium.
     
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