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Published March 15, 2021 10:00am The latest COVID-19 infections in Quezon City were found to have been transmitted in workplaces, the local government said Monday. Data from the city s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) showed that of the 722 positive cases from February 28 to March 13, 2021, a total of 104 cases or 14% of the said total cases have been transmitted in workplaces with many employees. Mayor Joy Belmonte said household transmission stems from one member of the household acquiring the virus from his/her workplace. She called on employers to observe measures that will prevent the COVID-19 transmission in work areas. We have instructed our departments to closely look into workplaces and check if they still adhere to our health protocols. Employers must do all they could to minimize risks among their employees, especially essential workers, so they won’t bring the virus home to their families,” Belmonte said in a statement.
SunStar February 10, 2021 We have a friend who lives in Toronto. Two weeks ago, when a family member, who is a frontliner, was found positive for the coronavirus, the entire household was placed on quarantine for 14 days without anyone having to be swabbed and tested.
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has adopted a similar policy in Cebu. A memorandum that she signed on Feb. 3 directed local government units (LGU) in the province to reject requests for RT-PCR testing of persons who do not show any symptom of the coronavirus even if they are suspected of having contracted the disease.
These persons should, however, be immediately quarantined and monitored for 14 days as provided in the guidelines issued by the Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-512, Garcia said.