DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology -Davao Region has reported 28 new coronavirus disease cases in the highly-congested Davao City Jail in Barangay Ma-a, bringing the total of infected cases to 76 on Monday since the first cases were reported last November 21.
He said that the 15 COVID-19-positive inmates with comorbidity were strictly being monitored, with response teams ready to transport them to Southern Philippines Medical Center for treatment if symptoms develop.
“We are still looking for the index. We are trying to determine how the transmission happened. For our personnel, we have strict protocols upon going inside, or before the change of guards, because our personnel will be on quarantine for a minimum of 21 days…they will also be screened, and if symptomatic, the personnel cannot enter the jail. We are very strict on that,” he said.
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