City struggles in contact-tracing

CONTACT-TRACING among suspected patients of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to be a struggle for the city government, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said.

In a virtual presser, yesterday, August 7, 2020 via 87.5 Davao City Disaster Radio, the city mayor said there are currently 282 contact tracers in Davao City.

“Maghulat ta sa recommendation sa City Health if there’s a need to hire for additional people sa contact-tracing. (We will wait for the recommendation of City Health if there’s a need to hire additional people for contact-tracing),” she said.

She also said that based on the reports that reached her about contact-tracing, some of the suspected patients were not that willing to share.

“Ang uban dili na makahinumdom sakto for 14 days, dili ganahan ang uban sa sige usab-usab pangutana, ug ang uban dili na ma-contact. We have the names, we have the numbers pero dili na ma-contact. Dili na mutubag. (Others have difficulty remembering where they were for the last 14 days, others don’t want to be asked again and again, while others can no longer be reached. We have the names and numbers but they can’t be reached. They won’t answer anymore),” the mayor said.

In the latest data provided by the Department of Health Davao Region (DOH-Davao) in a virtual presser yesterday, August 7, barangays in Davao City with the most cases of community transmission for the last 14 days are Brgy. 76-A (Bucana area) and Brgy 23-C.