MANILA, Philippines — Reports of police and military forces leading the house-to-house searches for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients to be taken to isolation facilities are fake news, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday. In fact, they have so far transported 1,674 COVID patients nationwide,” Año said. BFP members were also tapped to aid in contact tracing efforts, Año said. “The BFP’s contact tracing efforts have assisted in the tracing of the close contacts of some 18,871 patients,” he said. In the same statement, Interior Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya also said that the BFP currently has 78 active COVID-19 cases among its personnel.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 17, 2020 06:00 UTC