{"id":261129,"date":"2020-07-10T01:37:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261129"},"modified":"2020-07-10T01:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T05:37:35","slug":"iatf-okays-improved-screening-surveillance-in-ph-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/10\/iatf-okays-improved-screening-surveillance-in-ph-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"IATF okays improved screening, surveillance in PH ports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF-EID, through Resolution 53, approved on Thursday the recommendation of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 to hire more civilians for contact tracing and swabbing in ports of entry. (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the plan to step up screening and surveillance strategies in the country\u2019s ports to contain the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF-EID, through Resolution 53, approved on Thursday the recommendation of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 to hire more civilians for contact tracing and swabbing in ports of entry.<\/p>\n

Roque, also acting as IATF-EID spokesperson, said Subic and other ports would be tapped as hubs for an international crew change.<\/p>\n

\u201c(It is) subject to established health protocols and guidelines,\u201d he said in a press statement released on Friday.<\/p>\n

Roque said the IATF-EID also approved the NTF Covid-19\u2019s proposal to establish one-stop shops under the Department of Transportation for the uniform processing of arrivals in all gateways.<\/p>\n

The move came as Covid-19 infections continue to spike in the country.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, the Philippines has logged 51,754 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 12,813 recoveries and 1,314 deaths.<\/p>\n

Most areas in the country have been placed under modified general community quarantine, a more relaxed form of community quarantine, to allow more industries to resume operations despite the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n

Cebu City is the only place in the country where the enhanced community quarantine, the strictest quarantine classification, is imposed until July 15.<\/p>\n

General community quarantine, on the other hand, is implemented in Metro Manila, Benguet, Cavite, Rizal, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Cebu\u2019s Talisay City, Minglanilla, and Consolacion.<\/p>\n

In a televised public address aired Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte said he needs to be \u201cvery circumspect\u201d in reopening the Philippine economy.<\/p>\n

Duterte said the country can only afford the \u201cgradual\u201d resumption of economic activities, as he warned of a possible increase in Covid-19 cases, should he allow the total reopening of the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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