{"id":276006,"date":"2020-11-20T04:21:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T09:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=276006"},"modified":"2020-11-20T04:21:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T09:21:18","slug":"marikina-holds-rapid-covid-19-tests-at-evacuation-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/20\/marikina-holds-rapid-covid-19-tests-at-evacuation-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Marikina holds rapid Covid-19 tests at evacuation centers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro on Thursday confirmed that a 68-year-old man staying at the Barangay Barangka Elementary School evacuation center has tested positive for Covid-19 through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). He is asymptomatic. (File photo<\/a>: Marikina PIO\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An evacuee has tested for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as the Marikina City government held rapid testing for residents affected by the devastation of Typhoon Ulysses at its evacuation centers.<\/p>\n

Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro on Thursday confirmed that a 68-year-old man staying at the Barangay Barangka Elementary School evacuation center has tested positive for Covid-19 through reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). He is asymptomatic.<\/p>\n

“May na<\/em>\u00a0detect\u00a0kami na isang<\/em>\u00a0positive case\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0Barangka Elementary School, 68 years old\u00a0siya at may<\/em>\u00a0comorbidities\u00a0kaya naging maagap tayo upang hindi lang siya ma<\/em>-isolate\u00a0kundi higit sa lahat matanggap niya yung<\/em>\u00a0medical supportive treatment\u00a0para gumaling siya agad<\/em>\u00a0(We detected one positive case at the Barangka Elementary School, he is 68 years old and has comorbidities so we acted immediately to isolate him and give him medical supportive treatment),” Teodoro said in a statement.<\/p>\n

He said a contact tracing team of the city immediately identified 13 evacuees that the 68-year-old man had interaction with.<\/p>\n

“Tinest din natin ang kanyang limang<\/em>\u00a0family members,\u00a0at mabuti naman na ang lumabas sa<\/em>\u00a0PCR testing\u00a0ay<\/em>\u00a0negative\u00a0lahat; iyong asawa niya na<\/em>\u00a062 years old\u00a0at ang tatlong anak niya<\/em>\u00a0(We also tested his five family members and fortunately, their PCR testing showed negative results, his 62-year-old wife and 3 children),” Teodoro said.<\/p>\n

He said the 68-year-old man is now quarantined at the Marikina Hotel for 14 days and is receiving medical supportive treatment.<\/p>\n

Teodoro said the strategy they are employing is prioritizing immuno-compromised evacuees, other vulnerable individuals such as the elderly and those with Covid-like symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cGagawin natin itong<\/em>\u00a0[rapid testing]\u00a0sa lahat ng<\/em>\u00a0evacuation center\u00a0natin<\/em>\u00a0simultaneously\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0on a regular basis (We will simultaneously conduct rapid testing in all evacuation centers on a regular basis),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This, he said, is due to the limited number of test kits they have.<\/p>\n

“The city government has now ordered for additional rapid test kits,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Teodoro said the first process is getting the health declaration forms of evacuees and getting their body temperatures.<\/p>\n

He said there are currently over 15,000 individuals staying at the city\u2019s evacuation sites.<\/p>\n

Teodoro said there are now 190 contact tracers at evacuation centers in the city.<\/p>\n

The local government has also put up rapid testing centers at each evacuation site.<\/p>\n

As of November 18, Marikina has 183 active cases of Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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