00:00The health care centers of Quezon City are open to the public even on Saturdays and Sundays
00:05following the case of dengue in Luzon.
00:08The details are reported by Quenzel Bocobo of IBC.
00:14Quezon City is now one of the hotspots for increasing the number of cases of dengue in Luzon.
00:23This Saturday, the LGU declared the dengue outbreak in Luzon.
00:29But according to some residents of the barangay,
00:32they are now in charge of taking care of the situation of dengue in their community.
00:38For us, it's scary.
00:40Especially now, I have a small foot.
00:44It's really scary.
00:46So, once there's a flood, it's really a check-up.
00:49It's dangerous.
00:50Before, when there was an outbreak,
00:52our relatives were infected with dengue.
00:55So, we're kind of afraid of dengue.
00:57According to the LGU,
00:59the number of people infected with dengue reached 10 in January.
01:04Eight of them are minors.
01:07And in the first six weeks of 2025,
01:111,769 cases of dengue were reported in Quezon City.
01:17This is the highest number of cases reported since 2010.
01:22Now, we have bridged the epidemic threshold.
01:26That's why, on the left and right,
01:29the authorities are now calculating
01:32such as chemical spraying in the barangays,
01:35cleaning up the possible traces of the flood,
01:38and repeatedly sharing information of the government
01:42on how to address the symptoms of dengue
01:45and how to avoid it.
01:47If you experience symptoms,
01:50there are free test kits and check-ups
01:53provided by health centers in their barangays.
01:56This is one of the free medical services
01:59offered by our local health centers.
02:02Not only in our health centers,
02:03but also in public hospitals
02:05such as Nova District Hospital,
02:07Pasare Maklang Hospital,
02:08and Quezon City General Hospital.
02:10Quezon City assures that their government is ready
02:14in case the number of cases of dengue in the city increases.
02:18From IBC 13,
02:20Gwenzel Bocobo, for Balitang Pambansa.
