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(File photo) MANILA - The Quezon City government hired 350 additional contact tracers to better fight the Covid-19 surge, Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Thursday. Belmonte said the contact tracers, who were part of the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) contact tracing program, will be employed under the emergency employment program of the city's Public Emergency and Services Office (PESO). "The additional contact tracers were already part of our contact tracing army until December 31 of last year under contract with the DILG. But since we still need their services, especially during this surge, we hired them under our emergency employment program so as to continue the important task of contact tracing among many other responsibilities borne out of the rapid spread of Covid-19," Belmonte said in a statement. She also said 360 contact tracers from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have also been rehired for 30 days more from Jan. 17 to Feb ....

Rolando Cruz , Services Office , Department Of The , Department Of Labor , Quezon City , Mayor Joy Belmonte , Local Government , Public Emergency , Disease Surveillance Unit , Ile Photo Manila The Quezon City Government Hired 350 Additional Contact Tracers To Better Fight Covid 19 Surge , Ayor Joy Belmonte Said On Thursday The Contact Tracers , Ho Were Part Of The Department Interior And Local Government 39s Dilg Contact Tracing Program , Ill Be Employed Under The Emergency Employment Program Of City 39s Public And Services Office Peso Quot Additional Contact Tracers Were Already Part Our Tracing Army Until December 31 Last Year Contract With Dilg But Since We Still Need Their , Specially During This Surge , E Hired Them Under Our Emergency Employment Program So As To Continue The Important Task Of Contact Tracing Among Many Other Responsibilities Borne Out Rapid Spread Covid 19 , Uot Belmonte Said Ina Statement She Also 360 Contact Tracers From The Department Of Labor And Employment Dole Have Been Rehired For 30 Days More Jan 17 To Feb 19 Qc Epidemiology Disease Surveillance Unit Cesu Head Dr Rolando Cruz City Government Has Now Than 1 , 000 Contact Tracers He Said These Will Do The Community Case Monitoring , Data Collecting , Alidating Reported Cases , Ssisting In Vaccination , Nd Monitoring The Implementation Of Minimum Public Health Standards Quot Contact Tracing Is One Key Strategies That City Government Has Employed Since Covid 19 Outbreak In Order To Contain Spread Cases We Were Able Reach Ideal Ratio Individuals Traced Per Positive Patient Then , Nd We Are Still Doing Our Best To Reach The Ideal Numbers Now Despite Volume Of Cases , Uot Cruz Said As Of 8am Thursday , He City Government Has 25 , 811 Active Cases Or 10 61 Percent Of The City 39s Covid 19 Caseload While Death Toll Is Now 1 , 644 Pna ,