More than 300 vendors hawking within the central business district including Davao’s so-called Chinatown in Uyanguren St. underwent swab testing on Friday.
Dr. Ashley Lopez, head of City Health Office (CHO), said results of the tests will be available on Saturday or Sunday.
The free testing covered the vendors in “Chinatown” including the streets of Sta. Ana Avenue, Monteverde Avenue, Ramon Magsaysay Avenue, and Quezon Boulevard.
This is part of the “community surveillance swab testing” of the city government Davao to help determine the effectivity of the city’s Covid-19 response efforts and validate the slowing down of cases in the city.
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Free swab testing has been scheduled also for street vendors at People’s Park, San Pedro Street, Bolton Street, and Magallanes Street on Monday.
In his interview with Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) last Wednesday, Lopez said that the turnout of the surveillance swabbing that the city is having right now proved that the cases against Covid-19 here in Davao City are slowing down and that community transmission within Davao City is going down.
Around 3,000 individuals have been tested in the surveillance swabbing for the past two weeks since its implementation with a low positivity rate.
Lopez added that more activities will be conducted related to it, especially in workplaces and in high-risk barangays.
