Davao del Norte – The Davao del Norte COVID19 Contact Tracing System (DCCTS) and the “no QR Code, no transaction” policy partially begins today.
Davao del Norte Governor Edwin I. Jubahib announced the implementation through Memorandum Order No. 17 signed on August 14.
He enjoined, “all government offices and selected private establishments identified by the LGU within their locality should adopt and use the DCCTS in their respective establishments,” the memorandum states.
This means each person entering an establishment shall bring their QR Code and pass through the QR Code scanning while those without QR codes will not be given entry and will be advised to register for one.
Earlier today, the Municipality of Asuncion was the first to follow and partially implement the QR codes after conducting the Monday convocation ceremony.
The City of Panabo is said to follow suit later this afternoon as well.
Meanwhile, the municipality of San Isidro conducted QR code scanning barangay halls of Igangon, Sawata, Sto. Nino, Sabangan; at the entrance of the Municipal Hall Building and at the Municipal Health Office.
The use of QR codes is intended to bring efficiency in contact tracing in case of transmission.
Through this, the COVID19 Task Force will be able to locate the travel history of an infected person and identify those who may have been in close contact or exposed to that person.
In the past couple of months, the LGUs in the province have spent time registering residents and distributing QR codes. (Jan Vincent Leuterio/JMDA)
(Source: PIA-XI)