Published May 13, 2021, 3:05 PM
DAVAO CITY – The “Swab Drive-Thru” at the Davao Crocodile Park grounds here has been extended for six months or from May 17 until Nov. 17 as the city government ramped up its community surveillance testing to detect more active COVID-19 cases.
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Dr. Ashley Lopez, acting head of the Davao City Health Office (CHO), said in an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) Thursday that the Swab Drive-Thru would no longer be exclusive to drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) and online food delivery services as it would open to other businesses and establishments whose workers need to undergo swabbing.
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Photo by Mark Perandos April 25, 2021 THE Davao City government is set to conduct free swab testing to all drivers of public transportation and delivery services starting Monday, April 26, 2021.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued Executive Order (EO) No. 22, An Order Providing For Heightened Surveillance and Response of Covid-19 Cases in Public Ground Transport and Delivery Service in Davao City.
According to Section 1 of EO 22, the city will be providing free Covid-19 swab testing for all drivers and delivery service such as taxi drivers, van drivers, airconditioned and non-airconditioned jeepney drivers, habal-habal or motorcycle drivers, tricycle drivers, bus drivers, other drivers of public ground transport vehicles, and motorcycle drivers of food and online item delivery services (i.e. Grab, Foodpanda, Shopee, Lazada, etc.)