Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said on Wednesday that the current cases of Covid-19 in Davao City may not be worrisome but that doesn’t mean Dabawenyos can be complacent and would not need to get vaccinated anymore.
Schlosser reported that as of July 13, 2022, there are a total of 20 cases of Covid-19 recorded in Davao City putting the city at a 5.6 positivity rate, which exceeded the acceptable positivity rate of 5 percent.
“Dili na siya acceptable. Technically, dili siya ingon ana ka worrisome kay dili kaayo siya ingon ana ka taas, however, dili na siya nagapasabot na ay gamay lang man na siya, okay lang dili sa mi magpabakuna, tanggal-tanggal sa mi ug mask dili na puwede. Because everything that we do will reflect, I mean everything that will happen diri sa atong city is reflective of our cooperation and our discipline,” she said.
It can be recalled that Davao City logged 30 cases of Covid-19 on July 6, 2022, with a positivity rate of 6.3 percent. On July 5, 2022, the city logged 17 Covid-19 cases with a six percent positivity rate.
Since March 2022, Covid-19 cases hit 30 in one day that’s why Schlosser warned Dabawenyos against being complacent and urged them anew to remain vigilant.
“Kung gusto nato magpabilin nga luag ang atong mga protocols sa Davao City ug kung gusto magpabilin na maayo ang atong panginabuhi because whether we like it or not pag mutaas ang cases we will also implement the previous policies because we need to contain the spread,” she said.
Schlosser reiterated that the goal of the city government of Davao now is to maintain good health and improve the city’s economy.
“We cannot choose one from the other. This is what we see necessary for the city to survive and be back to normal,” she said.
She also reminded us that even though social distancing was already lifted through Executive Order No. 11, it also does not mean that Dabawenyos should be complacent.
“Even if we have few cases we should know the risk. We are given the freedom to judge kung unsa ang risky sa atoa kasi for two years we have been educating the people unsa ang risky behavior and areas and we are assuming na nasabtan to ninyo so kung kamo adunay aktibidad kada adlaw kabalo mo kung unsa ang makadaut ug dili makadaut sa inyuha. I believe kaning mga Dabawenyos mga bright ni and very disciplined and I am hoping na kining cases karon even if nalampas nata sa positivity rate dili unta muabot sa positivity rate na mutaas ang atong alert level unya pagkahuman muguot na pud ang atong health protocols,” Schlosser said.
Schlosser also said that wearing of face mask is still encouraged.