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- City health: Vaccines depleting as more frontliners vaccinated
- DOH-Davao: Covid-19 cases in DavNor, DavOro surge
- Davao City intensifies community monitoring
- Sara registers for Philsys
| City health: Vaccines depleting as more frontliners vaccinated Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:36 AM PDT FOLLOWING the inclusion of more healthcare and frontline workers in Davao City's vaccination program, the City Health Office reported that the allocated vaccines in the city have been accounted for and are nearing depletion. The National Government allocated 33,600 doses of Sinovac and 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca to Davao Region. Of the vaccines received, 20,000 doses of Sinovac and 2,000 AstraZeneca were given to Davao City. As of Tuesday, March 23, a total of 12,723 out of the city's 21,442 healthcare workers have been inoculated since the vaccine rollout started on March 5. Lopez said 8,719 healthcare workers have not yet been inoculated with the vaccine. He said that Wednesday, March 24, was the last day of the vaccine rollout and that all allotted Sinovac vaccines were already consumed, while AstraZeneca is nearing its depletion. "All accounted [for] atong bakuna... mga supply (All our vaccine supply were accounted for) because all were provided to healthcare workers and wala'y wastage because na account nato tanang doses gikan sa (there was no wastage because we were able to account all doses allotted by the) national government," Lopez said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio on Wednesday, March 24. Initially, more than 10,000 healthcare workers from the public and private hospitals catering to Covid-19 patients were prioritized in the vaccine rollout. He said the target population increased after the city decided to include other healthcare frontliners such as those working in infirmaries, stand-alone clinics, dialysis centers, and other healthcare groups. He also said seven percent of the targeted healthcare workers were deferred from getting the vaccine after failing in the pre-vaccination screening due to their medical condition. Only less than one percent of the listed frontliners backed out on the spot. Meanwhile, Davao City may not have a share of the additional 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine donated by China that arrived Wednesday morning, March 24. CHO Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said the National Government will allot the entire 400,000 doses to the entire National Capital Region (NCR) due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, reportedly linked to the new variants namely the South African and UK variants, and the latest variant called "P-3" that originated in the country. "Murag dili ta maapil as recipients because kabalo na ta sitwasyon sa Manila. (It looks like the city won't be among the recipients because we all know the current situation in Manila.) The national government decided to allot the 400,000 doses to NCR," Lopez said. But he said the National Task Force Against Covid-19 Chief Carlito G. Galvez Jr. guaranteed that the city will be getting its share of the one million Sinovac doses that is expected to arrive on Monday, March 29. "Nagpasalig atong vaccine czar na (Our vaccine czar assured that) out of one million [doses], definitely matagaan ang (there will be an allocation for) Davao City," the health official said. Department of Health (DOH)-Davao Director Annabelle Yumang said in a virtual presser that the region is expecting an additional 43,000 doses of Sinovac of first dose for the remaining health workers. Vaccine statistics of the DOH, National Task Force Against Covid-19, and Philippine Information Agency showed that Davao Region has already received a total of 53,600 doses of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines. As of 11 a.m. of March 24, a total of 28,350 or 77-percent were administered with the first dose out of the 36,800 target population. Yumang said there is a need to inoculate all medical workers before they could proceed with the senior citizens, which comes second in the list of prioritized groups.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| DOH-Davao: Covid-19 cases in DavNor, DavOro surge Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:36 AM PDT WHILE Davao City continues to experience a downtrend of Covid-19 cases, the provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro are experiencing a surge of cases, an official from the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao said. "Nakita nako nga kani silang duha, nagsakahay. Sa adlaw-adlaw nato pagsubay, naay pagsaka aning duha ka probinsya (We noticed that there is a surge of cases in the two provinces. This is based on our daily monitoring)," Dr. Annabelle Yumang, DOH-Davao regional director, said in a virtual presser on March 24, 2021. She added that the two provinces were constantly recording daily cases, even recording the highest new cases over Davao City, the epicenter of the Covid-19 transmission in the region. But she said there are days that daily recorded new cases in these areas are low. As of March 23, DOH-Davao recorded a total of 3,308 total cases in Davao del Norte, wherein 263 are active cases, while Davao de Oro has a total of 1,291 cases with 139 active cases. Yumang said they are helping the provincial government in improving their Covid-19 situation. The health official also said that Davao City's Covid-19 cases have improved in recent weeks. As of March 23, the city has a total of 13,553 with 298 active cases. Despite some areas experiencing a surge of cases, she said the Covid-19 situation case in the region is still manageable. Based on the region's entire critical care capacity, there are still 51.6 percent available intensive care unit (ICU) beds, 58 percent available isolation beds, 76.1 percent available ward beds, and 79.4 percent available ventilators. "Kung atong tan-awon sa atong health system, naa gyuy kausaban, compared sa milabayng bulan (If we would look into our health system, there is an improvement, compared to the previous months)," Yumang said. Meanwhile, Yumang urged the public to continuously observe the minimum health protocols, amid the current vaccine rollout.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Davao City intensifies community monitoring Posted: 24 Mar 2021 07:35 AM PDT AFTER Davao City recorded a downtrend in Covid-19 cases and even recording zero cases on March 22, the City Government will continue to intensify its monitoring in the communities to determine if there is still transmission. City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a radio interview on Wednesday, March 24, that the city's active Covid-19 cases continue to decline. Based on the March 23 case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao, Davao City continues to experience a downtrend of cases as its active cases are down to 298. Out of 13,553 total cases, 12,593 already recovered, and 662 died. He said the city has also recorded zero cases in one day based on a report taken from March 22. "Davao City for the second time this year, we have zero cases for a day, actually nagsugod nagbaba atong mga kaso sa last week sa February (Davao City for the second time this year, we have zero cases for a day, actually the cases have started dropping in the last week of February)," Lopez said. He said they are targeting to lower the cases to a single digit. The health official attributed the downtrend in Covid-19 cases to the stricter implementation of local ordinances and policies, quarantine measures, regulated socio-economic activities, and regulated movement of people, especially those entering the city through the Francisco Bangoy International Airport. "In Davao, we have maintained the general community quarantine and that is the most important because we have seen the downtrend of our cases, we were able to sustain the risk assessment level through the GCQ," he said. But Lopez said this is no reason to be complacent as there is a possibility that cases might rise eventually. To prevent this from happening, he said the City will intensify its monitoring within communities for those with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms and accurate respiratory infection (ARI). He said this was recommended by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as a way to verify if the figures really depict the current Covid-19 situation on the ground. "Ato ni gipatuman kay gusto nato ma-assure nga or ma-convince ta nga gamay nalang gyud ang kaso. If not, walaon gyud na siya (We are implementing this because we wanted to be assured and convinced that there is already a reduction of cases in the city. If not, eradicate it entirely)," Lopez said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio. He said those experiencing cough, sore throat, fever, and other flu-like symptoms must immediately go to their nearest district health offices. "We are actively conducting consultations for ILI and ARI-related symptoms so that ato ni silang ma-assess clinically, ug matagaan og pagtagad labi na sa pag-provide og libreng RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test (we can clinically assess them, and we could accommodate them by providing a free RT-PCR test). So that eventually, ato na ma-establish nga ato gyung napugngan or na-control ang kaso sa Covid-19 sa Davao (we can establish that we were able to curb or control the Covid-19 cases in Davao City)," Lopez said. He said the tests are still for free and that the city will transport those who will undergo swab tests to their nearest swabbing areas. The health official also said they are going to organize a mobile swab team for potential areas, agencies, or places to visit and conduct surveillance swabbing. He said they already started their task during a fire incident in R. Castillo, Agdao District. Out of the 300 swabbed families, three individuals tested positive. Lopez said households and offices with case clustering who will request to have themselves tested with the mobile swab team can reach out to their office or to the city's operation center. "Magpakonsulta ta sa pinakaduol nga health center so that dili nato ma-compromise not only ourselves, but ato pung maprotektahan or mapugngan ang possible nga Covid-infection sa atong kapamilyahan, ug sa atong silingan ug komunidad (They should consult with the nearest health center so that they will not only prevent compromising themselves, but also to protect and prevent the possible Covid-19 infection within our families, neighbors, and their community)," he said. The official also cautioned the public to continuously abide by the minimum health protocols amid the improving Covid-19 situation as the new Covid-19 variant is reportedly causing transmission in some key cities in the country, especially in Metro Manila and Cebu. "Kung makasulod sa atong siyudad, isa, duha, or tulo ka variants, kung dili nato ma-trace up, ma-isolate, ug ma-contact trace ang contacts ana, bungkak gyud ang kaso (If these variants, whether one, two, or three different variants, will be detected here in the city, and if we cannot trace and isolate those who had a close contact with the new variants, expect a spike of cases)," Lopez said. He said the city reinstated its border control, including the reimposition of the mandatory RT-PCR test starting March 23, as a measure to prevent the possible entry of the new variant-carriers. As of Wednesday, Marchs 2,4 he said the city is free from the new variants.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 24 Mar 2021 02:57 AM PDT THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has started the Davao-leg registration for the Philippine Identification System (Philsys) or the national ID system. According to the City Government of Davao, Mayor Inday Sara Duterte registered at the Barangay Catalunan Grande registration site, Tuesday afternoon, March 23, 2021. City Government employees joined the mayor during Tuesday's registration. The unified identification system is aimed at promoting seamless delivery of service, improving the efficiency, transparency, and target delivery of public and social services, and enhancing administrative governance. Dabawenyos are urged to register for the national ID whenever registration is available in their respective barangays. Barangay officials and functionaries will notify their constituents of the schedule of registration in their areas.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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