Quezon City
ISANG task force ang binuo ng Quezon City government na siyang tututok sa pangmatagalang programa laban sa coronavirus disease 2019.
Pinirmahan ni Mayor Joy Belmonte ang Executive Order para sa pagbuo ng Task Force COVID-19 na co-chaired ni Dr. Esperanza Arias, head ng Quezon City Health Department (QCHD).
Inaasahan na lalagpas ngayong taon ang problemang dala ng COVID-19 dahil wala pang gamit laban dito.
“Health authorities advise that the battle against COVID-19 will likely take a number of years, considering the tenacity of the disease and the time it will take to discover and distribute a vaccine,” ani Belmonte.
“Hence, the City should institutionalize a Task Force that will administer and implement, on a long-term basis, all the aspects of its COVID-19 response as we enter the new normal phase.”
Kasama sa TF ang City Administrator at mga pinuno ng Investment Affairs Office, Quezon City General Hospital, Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital, Novaliches District Hospital, Department of Public Order and Safety, Barangay and Community Relations Department, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office at Quezon City Police District.
Pangunahing layunin ng TF na tiyakin ang malawakang testing at contact tracing at ang quarantine ng mga nahawa ay posibleng nahawa ng sakit.
“It is also tasked to oversee the treatment and case management efforts and lead the way in preventing the further spread of the virus through disinfection and promotion of public hygiene and precautionary measures,” ani Arias.
Inaasahan din ang pagsisimula ng pagsasanay sa 300 contact tracers sa lalong madaling panahon.