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Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. (File photo) CEBU CITY - The city government here will reactivate patient care centers as part of the proactive measures in preparation for a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases amid the rise of infections in the National Capital Region and the threat of the Omicron variant. Mayor Michael Rama said in a statement on Thursday that he issued a directive to reopen the centers to serve as facilities for the treatment and monitoring of residents who will test positive for the virus. Rama said the decision to revive the isolation and quarantine facilities came after the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported an increase in new infections in the city. "We have to be prepared to accommodate at least 3,000 in our isolation facilities," he said, adding that he has directed officials of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) to convert the old makeshift hospital into an isolation facility. The makeshift hospital housed in the old Ci