{"id":273593,"date":"2020-10-31T07:26:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T11:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=273593"},"modified":"2020-10-31T07:26:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T11:26:43","slug":"pasig-mayor-urges-3k-residents-to-avail-of-free-covid-19-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/10\/31\/pasig-mayor-urges-3k-residents-to-avail-of-free-covid-19-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasig mayor urges 3K residents to avail of free Covid-19 testing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kapag inalok tayo ng Lungsod ng LIBRENG TESTING, tanggapin na natin agad.<\/p>\n

Huwag lamang ang sarili nating kapakanan ang…<\/p>\n

Posted by Vico Sotto<\/a> on\u00a0Friday, October 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The Pasig \u00a0Pasig City government is set to roll out RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) pooled testing for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to some 3,000 selected residents via the private sector-led pooled testing initiative under Project Ark.<\/p>\n

In his social media post on Saturday, Mayor Vico Sotto urged the residents to avail of the free Covid-19 testing offered by the city government.<\/p>\n

“Huwag lamang ang sarili nating kapakanan ang isipin kundi ang kapakanan din ng iba<\/em>\u00a0(Think not only of our own well-being but the welfare of others also),” Sotto said.
\nSotto said the city government has identified various sectors that are more exposed to the risks of Covid-19 infection, to participate in the Covid-19 pooled testing.<\/p>\n

Sotto said the city government targets to test some 1,000 market vendors, 1,000 public transportation drivers, and 1,000 food handlers residing and working within the city.<\/p>\n

“Naiintidihan ko po yung<\/em>\u00a0concern\u00a0nung iba na mawalan sila ng kita habang may<\/em>\u00a0Covid\u00a0sila. Pero sana isipin po natin na kung positive tayo at wala lang sintomas, maaaring may nahahawaan tayo, tatagal ang pandemya<\/em>\u00a0(We understand some raised concerns about financial loss during the Covid-19 pandemic, but, we should keep in mind that if we are a Covid-19 positive who don’t have symptoms, we may infect others [unknowingly] and the pandemic may last longer),” he said, urging targeted residents to avail the free Covid-19 testing.<\/p>\n

The Project Ark is an initiative of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship’s Go Negosyo, which aims to drastically boost the country’s capacity to identify and contain coronavirus cases by a pooled testing method.<\/p>\n

Using the pooled testing method, the swab samples of multiple individuals are put into a single RT-PCR test.<\/p>\n

Further assessment will be done if a positive result comes from a single batch of pooled tests.<\/p>\n

If the swab tests come back negative, there is no need to undertake individual tests.<\/p>\n

Sotto reminded the selected residents to participate in the pooled testing so that the positive cases will be immediately isolated away from the public places.<\/p>\n

“‘Pag inalok tayo ng Lungsod ng libreng<\/em>\u00a0testing,\u00a0tanggapin na natin agad<\/em>\u00a0(When the city offered us a free Covid-19 testing, we should accept it immediately),” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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