MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health said Thursday, August 13, 2020, that its statement on not having contact tracing teams has been “blown out of proportion,” explaining that it is
now local government units that are locating close contacts of coronavirus disease patients in communities and not the DOH.
Vergeire explained that at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, it was the DOH, composed of personnel from its Epidemiology Bureau and Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, that go to communities for contact tracing. The health official made this clarification following a statement from the health department on Monday saying it “does not have a contact tracing team,” as it warned the public about
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