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DUMAGUETE CITY - The Department of Health in Region 7 (DOH-7) has sent 10 nurses to the province of Siquijor to augment its current health workforce amid the current surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the island province. Zella Maye Gascon-Samson, DOH-Siquijor representative, in an interview with the Philippine News Agency Tuesday afternoon, said the nurses arrived on Saturday and were required to quarantine themselves for four days. Samson said they were swab tested Tuesday morning and all tested negative for Covid-19. The nurses have been formally endorsed so they can report for work on Wednesday, she added. The augmentation team came as Siquijor continues to grapple with the surge of cases that started in early September. However, Covid-19 infections have already slowed down since last week, Samson said. "Two weeks ago, we had the highest rate of infections," she said in the Cebuano dialect. A DOH report from Sept. 1-Oct. 11 showed the total caseload of

Zella maye gascon samsonDepartment of healthPhilippine news agencyMaye gascon samsonPhilippine news agency tuesdayDumaguete city the department of health in region 7 doh has sent 10 nurses to province siquijor augment its current workforce amid surge coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 cases island zella maye gascon samsonOh siquijor representativeN an interview with the philippine news agency tuesday afternoonAid the nurses arrived on saturday and were required to quarantine themselves for four days samson said they swab tested tuesday morning all negative covid 19 have been formally endorsed so can report work wednesdayHe added the augmentation team came as siquijor continues to grapple with surge of cases that started in early september howeverOvid 19 infections have already slowed down since last weekAmson said quot two weeks agoE had the highest rate of infectionsUot she said in the cebuano dialecta doh report from sept 1 oct 11 showed total caseload of province was pegged at 2Amson said these include those who were tested via the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction rt pcr and rapid antigen testingHe added recoveries were logged at 1