The Department of Health’s Western Visayas Center for Health Development has asked Antique province to immediately identify the close contacts of two confirmed local cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) allocated an additional P65 million for contract tracing efforts of local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila.
In a virtual presser, Palace spokesman Harry Roque lamented the underutilization of tracing techniques such as the use of the StaySafe application.
In a IATF Resolution No. 94 made available to the public on Friday, the IATF said close contacts up to the third generation of patients bearing new coronavirus strains would be required to undergo a 14-day facility-based quarantine.