OCTA Research urges gov’t to boost contract tracing efforts to stop spread of COVID variant in PH

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The OCTA Research Team urged the government to increase its testing, contact tracing, and isolation efforts to further prevent the spread of the new and more infectious COVID-19 variant that has been detected in the country.

Dr. Butch Ong, a member of the OCTA Research, said Thursday that while the new COVID-19 variant is “a little alarming,” its entry is still expected as the country is still in a pandemic.

To curb further transmission of the new variant, Ong suggested the increase of testing, contact tracing, and isolation capacities in the country. “We should also put more isolation facilities in the country. Maaaring ma-overwhelm ang mga isolation facilities lalo na sa probinsya sa kung papasok ang ating mga OFWs or mga bisita na galing ibang bansa . It will be helpful to build more isolation facilities not just in NCR but also in strategic locations such as metro cities like Cebu and Davao,” he said.

 

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