Davao City Covid-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said on April 29 that the city is averaging four cases daily and the positivity rate remains within the accepted rate of below five percent.
“Mababa gihapon atong positivity rate. Naa na gani ta mga adlaw na zero cases,” Schlosser said during a radio interview.
(Our positivity rate remains low. We even have days wherein we record zero cases.)
Schlosser added that the City Government continues to implement the PDITR strategy, or the Prevention, Detection, Isolation, Treatment, and Reintegration, to maintain the Covid-19 cases to a minimum.
She said the traditional contact tracing, swabbing, and quarantine and isolation program are still ongoing.
“It’s reflective, atoang daily cases, kasi wala man naundang atong PDITR strategy,” she said.
(Our daily cases are reflective of our efforts with the PDITR strategy.)
Schlosser added that the diligent practice in the city with regards to observing health protocols and the high number of vaccinated individuals can be attributed as one of the reasons why Davao City remains under Alert level 1 while the rest of the region ascended Alert level 2 for the period of May 1 to 15, 2022.
“Happy ko na nagpabilin ta sa Alert Level 1 but just like what I have been repeating here, the status of our city will depend on the cooperation sa mga tao (of the people) and at the same time, atong disiplina (our discipline),” she said.
Although the rest of the Davao provinces is under Alert Level 2, interzonal or local travel within the region is not restricted, thus it is possible to transmit the coronavirus disease from one city to another, including Davao City.
“That’s the reason why magpabilin gyod ta na vigilant, wear your face mask labi na sa mga lugar na daghan tao nga dili maiwasan nga naa’y interaction… always think of hand hygiene, and at the same time dako gyod og tabang ang vaccination,” Schlosser said.
(That’s the reason why we have to remain vigilant. Wear your face mask, especially in crowded places where we cannot avoid interaction with other people, always think of hand hygiene, and, at the same time, the vaccination is a huge help.)
She added that the city is still anticipating a surge that may be caused by the sub-variant of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 called BA 2.12, which has already been detected in Baguio City.
The spokesperson has reminded Dabawenyos to get the booster dose vaccination before Covid-19 cases in the city increase again.