As communities transition from an enhanced quarantine to general quarantine, Sen. Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay suggested the formation of an army of “Covid trackers” that would be deployed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, Binay said the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) had exposed the government’s weaknesses in managing public health, particularly in contact tracing. She said contact tracing was an essential public health tool to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. “We should never let our guards down and must strengthen our public health system’s key actions like testing capacity, isolation facilities, medical treatment and contact-tracing readiness,” she said. But without actual public health background and because of their unfamiliarity with the people and urban terrain, the DILG admitted having a hard time tracking down suspected Covid-19 carriers.

Source: Manila Times May 02, 2020 17:07 UTC