THE LOCAL government said it will deploy hundreds of contact tracers who were newly hired by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in an effort to locate persons exposed to the deadly coronavirus disease.
Mayor Beng Climaco said a total of 656 contact tracers were hired
and have taken their orientation. She said the contact traces will assist
existing contact tracers of the City Health Office and help in tracking and
managing the close contacts of confirmed coronavirus disease patients here.
Climaco renewed calls for residents to follow
the health protocols to prevent the spread of the deadly respiratory virus. “Because we care for you, we constantly remind you of
your responsibilities to strictly follow minimum health standards, quarantine
guidelines and other existing laws. Tiene cuidao tu cuerpo, tu familia, tu
comunidad y tu ciudad,” she said.
Under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the
Bayanihan II Law, the DILG was authorized to hire at least 50,000 contact
tracers to ramp up the government’s contact tracing program.
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the contact
tracers are the game-changer in the Covid-response since this will cut the
transmission of the disease and ultimately defeat Covid-19. “These contact
tracers will greatly amplify our Covid-19 efforts and further decrease our
daily cases,” he said.
Under the DILG guidelines, contact tracers will
earn a minimum of P18,784 per month in a contract of service status. Among
their responsibilities are to conduct interviews, profiling, and perform an
initial public health risk assessment of Covid-19 cases and their identified
close contacts; refer the close contacts to isolation facilities; conduct
enhanced contact tracing in collaboration with other agencies and private
sectors; conduct daily monitoring of close and general contacts for at least 14
days, and perform such other tasks in relation to the Covid response.
(Zamboanga Post)
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