Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said on Monday that as of September 26, 2021, there are a total of 1,593 cases of Covid-19 approved for home isolation.
It can be recalled that the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO) came up with guidelines for home isolation amid the surge of cases in the city to address the overwhelming number of positive patients inside healthcare facilities.
“Challenges karon the same when there is a surge ug dili parehong adlaw same ang number sa spaces and also the contact tracing is in the memory and honesty and the patients. We still have challenges in tracing and isolation while in the hospitals kakulangan sa nurses and allied services. Two years of this pandemic we still have unsolvable challenges,” the mayor said.
“Atong gina-entertain ang home isolation sa atong mga Covid positive individuals only for a while nga naa tay surge and persistent ang pagtaas sa atong,” said Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson of Davao City Covid-19 Task Force.
She added that such an option was taken into consideration to decongest the hospitals and temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TTMF) in the city and help prioritize those in dire need of medical assistance.
Schlosser also clarified that that based on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Guidelines on the stricter conduct of home quarantine for mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, positive patients are only allowed to be isolated at home provided that the patient has his/her room.
Also, the patient must have his/her bathroom and there are no household members vulnerable or have co-morbidities (senior citizens, people with underlying health conditions, and pregnant women).
