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Baguio Beefs Up Triage System For Returning Residents, Workers

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Baguio City beefed up its triage system to cater to returning residents and workers starting today.

The city opened its doors to stranded residents and workers residing in other areas under a set of strict health and safety rules which include the triage requirements to ensure immediate detection and management of potential Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-infected persons.

In a report to the City Management Committee on May 19, City Health Service Office Asst. Health Officer Dr. Celia Flor Brillantes said that to better manage the RBRS, a central triage had been set up at the St. Vincent gym along Naguilian Road composed of 11 sub-triages delineated based on the medical conditions of the entrants.

This is apart from the triages set up at the checkpoints or the various entrances to the city and those set up at the various hospitals.

City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) Head Dr. Donnabel Panes said these are part of the city’s two-triage system adopted for RBRs.

Under the system, RBRs undergo initial triage at the checkpoints set up at the various entry points to the city and those with symptoms are escorted to the triages of hospitals of their choice while those without symptoms are directed to the St. Vincent central triage.

At the St. Vincent triage, the RBRs are managed according to their requirements. Those who require health certificates to return to work are asked to undergo x-ray for a P180 fee and those with lung problems are tested for Coronavirus disease.

Those who are not returning workers are managed based on decision matrices which include the status of their places of origin. If for instance they came from an area that is under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) status or with numerous cases, they will be required to undergo a 14-day home quarantine.

Brillantes said a pilot district triage was also put up at the Lucban health district to cater to residents in said area. – Baguio PIO

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