The city government of Davao has deployed a new team at the government-owned Los Amigos Molecular Laboratory in Tugbok after its employees contracted with Covid-19.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio announced on Monday the outbreak of Covid-19 positive involving the personnel of the Los Amigos Molecular Laboratory.
“Ang recent challenge nato sa atoang molecular laboratory was an outbreak of positive cases didto sa ilaha, so there was a point na nag quarantine sila and our health group is doing something na magbutang og murag rescue team, bag-ong personnel, to replace those who are positive and on quarantine,” the mayor said.
Davao City Covid-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser announced on Wednesday that the affected employees are currently in quarantine.
“All of those employees na nagpositive naka-isolate na po sila, na-decontaminate na ang area and that is why as of the moment functional ang Los Amigos Molecular lab, there are also a new set of employees,” Schlosser said.
Schlosser also announced that the said laboratory is back in operation after intensive disinfection.
She said the disinfection of Los Amigos Molecular Laboratory was conducted to stem transmission of the Covid-19. She added that the situation at the laboratory has been mitigated and managed to allow operation.
She said the operation of the said laboratory allows the city to continue the swab testing for the high-risk cases (F1 and those with Influenza-like symptoms) while the repair of the extraction machine at the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is still ongoing.
“Hopefully we are pushing that within this week, or early next week everything will be fully operational again,” Schlosser said.
Schlosser also reminded that F2 or F3 contacts of an RT-PCR confirmed positive case of Covid-19 who cannot yet be accommodated at the swabbing centers can go to the private swabbing centers to know their status and while those who will feel Covid-19 symptoms could automatically go to swab centers as they will be part of the priority being persons with ILIs.
