Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser reminded Dabawenyos that swab testing for second-generation (F2) and third-generation (F3) close contacts of Covid-19 positive continues in Davao City.
Schlosser said this in reaction to a report expressed on the Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) broadcast that the cases of Covid-19 are currently low because the city does not conduct swab testing anymore.
“That is not true. In fact, for our three cases, we have swabbed 553 and that is the reason why ang atong positivity rate is only 0.5 percent. For the information of everybody, wala ta nag-undang sa atoang mga istratehiya even if gamay ang atong cases,” she said over DCDR on Wednesday.
Schlosser added that strategies against Covid-19 are still in place and that the city government of Davao has not dissolved such strategies such as the Prevent, Detect, Isolation, Treat, Reintegration (PDITR) as well as the test, trace, and treat strategies.
“Nagpabilin ang atoang contact tracers, naa ta’y mga laboratries ug kung need sa tao i-swab, we do have swab testting center ang Sta. Ana, it is still there and the Covid CLuster Clinic is also doing that. Naa gihapon tay quarantine, isolation and reintegration of those who recovered. Naa gihapon tay telemedication or teleconsultation. Wala ta’y gi-dissolve apan gipadayon siya. The reason why dili ingon ana ka highlighted because wala na kaayo ta cases but that does not necessarily mean that we have dissolved our strategies,” Schlosser said.
Schlosser also mentioned the establishment of Covid Cluster Clinics for free contact tracing, consultation and medicine, swab test, quarantine or isolation, transportation, and food for suspected, probable, or confirmed Covid-19 cases.
The CCC also utilizes telemedicine for people to consult and communicate with doctors on Covid-related matters in the safety of their homes.