Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered the lockdown of the Region 6 Department of Health office on Tuesday, August 24, after two of its employees tested positive for the COVID-19 Delta variant.
However, a DOH 6 official said their office will continue operating with a skeleton workforce until September 6.
This is to ensure the delivery of essential services, such as the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Bea Camille Fillaro Natalaray, DOH 6 Medical Officer III, said.
The two DOH 6 employees who tested positive for the Delta variant had recovered from COVID-19 on August 21, Natalaray said.
They will be subjected to a second repeat RT-PCR test, she said.
Natalaray said 96 percent of the 261 employees of the DOH 6 have been fully vaccinated.
“The DOH 6 assures the public that the provision of health services will continue despite the recent developments. Monitoring and supervision will be done through online platforms in coordination with our partner local government units,” she added.*