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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will rehire some 15,000 contact tracers to sustain the country’s contact tracing efforts. In a statement on Saturday, January 16, the DILG said the rehires will work for at least six months. “While the country’s COVID-19 response is significantly improving, we should sustain our contact tracing efforts especially with the reported entry of the new UK coronavirus variant into the country,” the statement said. […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government is nearing its target of hiring 50,000 contact tracers to help in the country’s fight against COVID-19. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said 46,338 are now “embedded” in localities, while the remaining will be hired this week. According to Año, the National Capital Region, as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, got the most number of contact tracers with 7,362. Metro […]
(Eagle News)–Contact tracers hired by the government may begin their work on Oct. 1. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the target period for the start of the work of the target 50,000 new hires coincides with the release of the budget. The deadline for the application is Sept. 23. “Mas marami tayong ilalagay sa lugar na nangangailangan at mayroon pa rin namang maiiwan doon sa low active cases para sigurado din naman na tuloy-tuloy ‘yung […]
(Eagle News)–Over 10,000 additional contact tracers will be hired for Metro Manila, Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said on Thursday, Aug. 27. In a radio interview, Malaya said this was given a 13-million population for the National Capital Region, so far the epicenter of COVID-19 in the country. He said the World Health Organization’s ratio for contact tracer to population is 1:800. So far, he said Metro Manila has 4,000 contact tracers. “Ang hinahanap namin, first […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday, Aug. 21, welcomed Congress’ approval of a budget that would allow for the hiring of contact tracers under the proposed Bayanihan law 2. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said with the P5 billion from the P165.5-billion budget under the approved final version, a maximum of 50,000 more contact tracers can be hired by the government, allowing for compliance with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has cautioned the public against fake contact tracers amid the COVID-19 health crisis. The DOH said the individuals claim to represent the agency, “maliciously” ask for personal information, only to extort money in the process. “The public is advised to be vigilant and not entertain these calls. Do not put your security at risk,” the DOH said. The agency noted it does not have a contact tracing team […]
(Eagle News)–Over 69,000 contact tracers have been deployed nationwide as part of the government’s efforts against COVID-19. According to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, the 69,098 contact tracers are in charge of tracking down and managing the close contacts of COVID-19 cases and offer diagnostic, counseling and treatment to confirmed cases. Año said the contact tracers have been assigned to 5,215 contact tracing teams. “Our local contact tracing teams nationwide are working double-time to interrupt the […]
