BACOLOD CITY—Mayor Evelio Leonardia is requesting the national government to send more coronavirus vaccines to the city which is currently grappling with a continuing spike in COVID-19 cases.
“We are being hit hard by this new wave of COVID-19 infections,” Leonardia said in a letter to Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force for COVID-19.
“Ramping up our vaccination program will be critical to saving lives and restoring economic activity in our city”, Leonardia said.
Early this week, Galvez said the national government might have to prioritize the injection of residents in the so-called National Capital Region (NCR) Plus–…
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