We’re launching SWAB CAB, a mobile testing program which will do mass surveillance testing in communities where transmission is very high. Pilot area is Malabon. Thank you to LGU Malabon, Ube Express and Kaya Natin Movement for the partnership.
Existing RT PCR tests usually are for those with symptoms or have been contact traced. We will do antigen testing to target those without symptoms and no known exposure to Covid positive cases.
All those who will test positive will already be isolated and subjected to RT PCR test.
Hopefully this will prevent those asymptomatic and who have not yet been tested from further transmitting the virus.
We have been working on this project last week to help combat the surge. Thanks to our partners for making this possible.
We will using FDA-approved antigen test with high efficacy rate. First batch of tests will be from privately-donated funds. But our office is ready to appropriate funds for more if urgently needed.
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Another Sunday suggestion re TESTING: Increase testing but let’s make it more targeted.
1. If you look at this table, there were 6,936 positive cases on March 26. But DOH actually reported more than 9,000 to include the previous positive cases which they have not yet reported;
2. Using just the 6,936 positive cases, we are recommending the minimum number of tests that should be conducted per day per region. Better sana if by LGU but there is no disaggregated data available per town/city/province on the tests conducted;
3. Right now, we’re conducting between 30,000-50,000 tests per day all over the country. But if you look at the table, the positivity rates for some regions are so high that the number of tests we are conducting are no longer enough;
1. 7,999 cases at 15.7% positivity rate and 2.03 reproduction number. I hope we are doing massive testing, contact tracing and isolation specially in areas that are on surgical lockdowns. Hindi na puwede yung previous target na 30,000-40,000 tests per day;
2. We need to improve our vaccine rollout. Per DOH numbers, for the period March 1-17, 269,583 health frontliners were innoculated. That is just 23.95%. At this rate, we are only averaging 15,857 per day;
3. Govt target is herd immunity by the end of the year. Herd immunity is 70% of the population. 70% of 105M people is 73,500,000. If we have about 286 remaining days in 2021, we should innoculate 256,993 people per day. We are so far off the target at the rate we are going now;
A year into lockdown and we’ve weathered through so much: thousands of deaths and cases, millions of jobs and chances lost, many moments of confusion, uncertainty, and fears.
Amid all these, we’ve counted on frontliners to lead us forward.
We owe so much to our valiant health frontliners, who are closest to the dangers of COVID-19 every day. Their courage and their heart reverberate across hospitals and health centers, in testing centers, in barangay clinics and down at the communities.
Over the past year, we have lost hundreds of our medical frontliners in this fight. Grateful that their community carries on despite the sacrifices it calls for—so that we can reach the safer, healthier nation we aspire for.
There will be those who will lay all blame on the person who pulled the trigger, as if he were not part of a larger architecture of impunity. (1/6)
Despite a clear pattern of brutality and a string of cases that made his propensity for violence apparent, the leadership allowed him to remain in service: May tsapa, may baril. (2/6)
Para ilayo ang usapan sa mas malalaking istruktura, tanong, at pananagutan, mayroon ding lilikha ng tunggalian sa pagitan ng pulis at mamamayan. Pipilitin nila tayong magdebate pa. They will use this incident, as they have many other incidents before, to divide us. (3/6)
I just called out Sec Panelo for peddling fake news. I am also calling out whoever peddled the fake news to the President, kaya ganito siya ka pikon. I never said “Where is the President”? You can review all my tweets.
Marami sainyo tumutulong sumagot sa mga umiiyak at humihingi ng tulong para ma rescue sa Cagayan at Isabela noong gabi ng Nov 13 hanggang sa madaling araw ng Nov 14. I did what I felt was my job.
Pinapasa namin yung lahat na distress calls sa lahat na puwede namin ma contact on the ground - AFP, PNP, everyone we can get hold of. Buhay ng ating mga kababayan ang nakataya. There is no space for our ego when lives at are stake.
Amid these difficult times, we find light in the true spirit of bayanihan. Today’s silver lining is c/o our talented homegrown fashion designers. Borrowing a term from my young staff—
TL;DR: Our prototype for a protective suit for medical frontliners has been approved!!!🥳 1/
This was made possible by designers who stepped up to help create a locally-produced protective suit. We made this call a few days ago amid the volume of requests & challenges in sourcing PPEs. Our dear friend @michdulce answered in just a few hrs, asking for a sample. 2/
.@michdulce didn’t just reverse-engineer the suit we gave her—she called for reinforcement from her fellow fashion designers, who committed to the project, too. In just a day, they were able to come up w/ a pattern and a techpack now available online for everyone’s use. 3/