Mount Apo Summit hotel volunteered as PUI isolation facility

Mount Apo Summit, a drive-in hotel in Kidapawan City, has been volunteered by its owners to serve as an isolation facility for persons under investigation (PUIs) with mild flu-like symptoms.

Mayor Joseph Evangelista confirmed the hotel's use for strict surveillance and monitoring of PUIs, who will be managed by Dr. Hamir Hechanova and his staff.

Sanitation tents have been set up, and the government, in partnership with With Love Jan Foundation, Inc., will provide round-the-clock meals and necessities.

While mild PUIs will be housed at the motel, those with moderate to severe symptoms will be transferred to a state-run hospital in Cotabato City.

Additionally, a 50-classroom building at the Kidapawan City Pilot Elementary School is being prepared as a secondary isolation facility should the number of patients increase.

As of March 27, Kidapawan City reported being COVID-19-free, with North Cotabato having 66 PUIs and a total of 1,325 PUIs province-wide.