Manila Bulletin
Pasig LGU conducts COVID-19 testing for evacuees
Pasig City is conducting Covid-19 testing for around 1,500 typhoon victims in evacuation centers to prevent disease transmission amidst ongoing disaster response.
Mayor Vico Sotto stated that testing everyone in evacuation centers is necessary due to difficulties in maintaining health protocols.
The city government is also nearing completion of house-to-house distribution of relief goods to flooded families.
Pasig City experienced massive flooding due to the rise of the Marikina River's water level following heavy rains.
Nearly 10,000 residents were forced to evacuate, though some have since returned home.
Ongoing clearing operations are being conducted in areas severely impacted by the typhoon.
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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stated that conducting COVID-19 testing for families displaced by recent typhoons presents a challenge.
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Marikina City has begun rapid COVID-19 testing in evacuation centers after a 68-year-old evacuee tested positive for the virus.
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Malacañang announced that COVID-19 antigen tests will be utilized to screen evacuees in typhoon-hit communities to prevent the spread of the virus.
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Five evacuees in Marikina City have tested positive for COVID-19 following surveillance testing in evacuation centers.
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The Department of Health (DOH) reported no COVID-19 cases among evacuees in temporary shelters.
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