The infected workers were assigned to the vaccination and swabbing sites at the People’s Park and Crocodile Park, which have been disinfected.
Authorities in Davao City on Wednesday, January 19, confirmed that 22 workers in their vaccination and swabbing centers tested positive for the virus, raising fears it was caused by the more transmissible Omicron variant detected by the Department of Health in the Davao region.
The infected workers were assigned to the vaccination and swabbing sites at the People’s Park and Crocodile Park. They were immediately replaced by new teams with uninfected members. She said people should not be afraid to visit the two sites, assuring them that the places were safe. “Only the vaccines and the continuing practice of the minimum public health standards are the tested shield against the virulent disease,” she said.
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