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Nearly 500 medical workers, specialists, volunteers to assist in COVID-19 treatment in Cebu City
The Department of Health (DOH) deployed an additional 45 medical doctors and 270 nurses to Cebu City to assist in the COVID-19 treatment.
These new personnel join 22 medical workers/volunteers from the Doctors to the Barrios program, 115 doctors/specialists from the Philippine Society of Medical Specialists, and a 33-man medical team from the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
DOH Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque expressed gratitude for the willingness of these medical professionals to serve in Cebu City.
He reiterated that containment measures, including aggressive contact tracing, testing, isolation, and treatment, are crucial for controlling virus transmission.
Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella acknowledged initial challenges in contact tracing and testing but stated that these issues have been corrected, with test results now released within two days and an integrated tracer app in use.
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