라벨라 세부시장, 세부시 GCQ 복귀 필요없다고 번복

Labella says Cebu City need not go back to GCQ

For straight 10 days, Cebu City has logged double-digits in its daily number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.

But for Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, there is still no need to revert to a stricter community quarantine status.

“Everything is possible under the sun. But, at this point, I don’t think there is really a need for us to upgrade into GCQ (general community quarantine),” Labella told reporters on Monday, January 11, in a press conference.

Labella earlier made a statement that he might recommend putting the city back to GCQ in the event that the recent rise in new COVID-19 cases will not stop.

On Monday, however, the mayor said the city government would first seek the opinion of health officials before making such moves.

“We would not just do it unilaterally without seeking the advice of the medical experts from the City Health Department and the Department of Health. These would really depend on the circumstances,” Labella explained.

“We are still very much far away from that situation unlike in other local governments,” he added.

지난 10일간 세부시는 코로나19 확진 사례가 매일 두 자릿수를 기록했다.

그러나 라벨라 세부시장은 더 엄격한 지역사회 검역 조치로 되돌아 갈 필요는 없을 것이라고 애초의 의견을 번복했다.

어제 11일 열린 기자회견에서 라벨라 세부시장은 다른 지방정부와 달리 상황이 크게 나쁜 편은 아니라고 언급한 것이다.

앞서 라벨라 세부시장이 GCQ 복귀를 이야기하자 세부시의 비즈니스 부문은 크게 반발하여 GCQ 복귀에 반대하는 한편 지방정부 계획에 대해 경고했다.

세부시는 적어도 1월 31일까지는 현행 MGCQ 상태를 유지할 것으로 전망된다.