Presumptive Vice President and outgoing Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said she does not see an impending surge of Covid-19 in Davao City after the May 9 local and national elections.
This is based on the city’s low positivity rate at an average rate of 0.53 percent from May 8 to 21, 2022. Also, Davao City is still under a minimal risk classification for five straight weeks.
“So far, sa pagkakaron, we don’t see an impending surge. Very low lang gihapon ang atoang mga cases,” Duterte-Carpio said on Monday.
From May 23 to 28, 2022, Davao City’s “minimal risk” status is attributed to a -19.35 or “low” two-week growth rate and 0.09 or “low” Average Daily Attack Rate, based on the data from the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force.
For this week also, there are no critical and high-risk barangays monitored. All 180 barangays are under minimal risk while two barangays – Bucana and Matina Crossing are categorized under “low risk” having recorded three and two Covid-19 cases, respectively, for the past one to two weeks.
Meanwhile, Duterte-Carpio said the city government of Davao will still apply the same strategies used in fighting Covid-19 in case of a surge. However, this time the facilities to be used are government spaces.
“Mao lang man gihapon ang Covid-19 response nato except that sa pagkakaron ang atoang facilities are all government properties na lang. Wala na tong mga private properties nato na mga facilities. Atoa na tong gipang-uli didto mga donors ug nagpahulam,” Duterte-Carpio said.
Adding to the concern of the possible surge was the recent detection of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, which has entered the Philippines after it was detected in 14 individuals – 11 foreign tourists, two Metro Manila residents, and one resident of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.
Davao City Covid-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said it’s a matter of time before the said subvariant will enter Davao City wherein there are no longer interlocal and interzonal restrictions and traveling in Davao City is already allowed.