To prevent the virus from infecting more people, and community transmission, the City Health Office of the Island Garden City of Samal in coordination with the Provincial Health Office and the Department of Health Region Xl conducted Aggressive Community Testing, a swab testing activity on December 4, 2020, at Babak Gymnasium, Brgy Miranda.
Frontliners and other identified individuals or groups are prioritized for the testing. These individuals or groups continually cater to clients amidst of pandemic, are the primary and secondary that have had close contact and exposures to the new active cases of the coronavirus.
In two months, the number of covid-19 cases in the Island has been increasing due to localized transmission. “Gi target nato ani ang mga high risk groups, mga frontliners. Kay kani sila ang naay close contact sa mga tao. Naa tay gitawag na asymptomatic carrier. Sila mismo wala kabalo kung nagkasakit na sila sa covid o virus carrier na sila, kay wala man sila’y ginabati o walay symptoms. ”Dr. Dennis Carlos Flores, City Health Officer said.
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