The contact tracers are tasked to record and monitor suspected infected individuals even as the national government earlier said that their contracts will no longer be renewed for lack of sufficient budget.

Contact tracers of Quezon City Government visit an area in Project 6 in Quezon City on Thursday, 13 January 2022 to conduct antigen testing on suspected close contacts of one positive patient in the area. 

HUNT FOR THE POSITIVES

COVID-19

Danny Querubin

Photographer

Sixteen provinces, highly urbanized Cities (HUCs) and Independent Component Cities (ICC)- including Quezon province, have been placed on Alert Level 2 status following the approval of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) effective until April 30.

16 provinces under Alert Level 2

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