(Eagle News)–Acute respiratory infection was among the top five conditions being observed in Taal’s victims who are staying in evacuation centers.
This is according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who gave an interview on Saturday, Jan. 18, over radio dzbb.
According to Duque, medicines and personnel, however, sufficed for all evacuation centers.
Earlier, Senator Imee Marcos urged the Department of Health to conduct a health audit of people staying in evacuation centers due to Taal’s volcanic activity.
“Talagang kinakailangang magkaroon ng health audit sa lahat ng mga evacuees, baka kasi bigla na lang tayong magulat na malaganap na yung sakit sa hanay ng mga nagsilikas gaya nang nangyari sa Tacloban noon sa panahon ng Yolanda. Dapat may health check agad at masuri kung sino ang dapat isugod agad sa ospital, lalo na yung mga idadialysis at isasailalim sa chemo,” Marcos had said.
An alert level 4 remains hoisted over Taal, which means a “hazardous explosive eruption” was possible in hours or days.
