Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Department of Health’s contact tracing is in full swing after the first cases of COVID-19 omicron variant was recorded in the country. …
Despite the importance of contact tracing to monitor the spread of COVID-19, it seems that some people do not take their information seriously. Others, wrote the names “Hitler” and “Spongebob” …
Amid the increase in those who tested positive for COVID-19, contact tracing czar Benjamin Magalong admitted on Tuesday that the level of contact tracing in the country has dropped. At …
An official of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 admitted that contact tracing has been neglected and still needs to be ratified to reduce COVID-19 cases. According to NTF …
Contact tracing is in full swing in Malabon, whose classification is at “critical risk” due to the increase in COVID-19 cases. Pasig LGU, on the other hand, has intensified its …
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong reiterated on Tuesday that his resignation as the country’s tracing czar was irrevocable. However, he said he would stay in his post if President Rodrigo …
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday the government already hired over 238,000 contact tracers but still needs 50,000 more to help the country fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Año said in …
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) aims to hire 50,000 contact tracers by September. According to DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, the mass hiring of contact tracers …
Anakalusugan party-list Representative Michael Defensor suggested Friday authorities should utilize Facebook and other social media platforms to improve contact tracing efforts of the Philippines amid the COVID-19 crisis. On Thursday, …
DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said Monday the two-week modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) would allow the agency to improve its contact tracing efforts amid the COVID-19 crisis. Vergeire also said …
Some jeepney associations are not in favor of hiring drivers as “contact tracers” of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) now that they are still prohibited from operating under the general community quarantine …
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Monday the Department of Health (DOH) should divert its proposed P11.7 billion budget for contact tracers to COVID-19 treatment instead. “It will be wiser …
The World Health Organization (WHO) acting representative to the Philippines urged the government to work harder and speed-up its slow contact tracing of individuals who came in close contact with …
The IATF announced Sunday that COVID-19 patients are now required to disclose their personal information for faster contact tracing. “Para po matulungan ang contact-tracing efforts ng ating pamahalaan, mandatory o …