MANILA, Philippines — The OCTA Research Group on Thursday reported a marked improvement in the coronavirus indicator numbers in Quezon City after weeks of skyrocketing cases throughout the country. We will continue to improve our systems so that we can prevent surges,” Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said. From a reproduction of 1.59, the latest reproduction number now is 1.23, closer to the recommended reproduction number of the World Health Organization of less than 1. Additional beds were set up in Quezon City General Hospital, Novaliches District Hospital, and Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital. Disclosure: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is a shareholder of Philstar Global Corp., which operates digital news outlet Philstar.com.

Source: Philippine Star April 29, 2021 10:18 UTC