CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has called on patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to voluntarily reveal themselves to "save" other
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has called on patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease to voluntarily reveal themselves to “save” other people whom they have recently come in contact with.
Garcia made the statement after the Department of Health said it will not publicly disclose the identity of patients in line with the Data Privacy Act. “I think what was announced by the IATF still had a qualification that it was not for public information. The identities could be revealed to the local government unit involved and of course to health officials but mao ra na,” Garcia said.
However, Garcia appealed to the patients to waive their rights and reveal themselves to alert their recent close contacts.
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