The Alliance of Healthcare Workers said the adoption of different isolation and quarantine guidelines for HCWs and the general public by the Department of Health is “illogical and unscientific.” | via onenewsph
Healthcare workers assigned to the Manila COVID-19 Mega Field Hospital in Rizal Park take a quick break at medical frontliners are honored in celebration of National Heroes’ Day on Aug. 30, 2021 given the dangers they face in the battle against the coronavirus. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine STAR
“The virus that infects the general public is no different from the virus that infects the healthcare workers,” the group said. “The DOH cannot simply assume that symptoms will appear immediately. Health workers with high-risk exposure to COVID-19 with or without symptoms should be quarantined and undergo an RT-PCR test. A free, regular and mandatory RT-PCR test should be provided to all health workers in every high-risk exposure to COVID-19,” AHW said.
The Philippine General Hospital announced last Saturday that it is allowing health care workers to skip quarantine if they are asymptomatic for COVID-19 to enable the hospital to continue operating as the country faces a new wave of infections.
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