Covid 19 testing at LTO

The Land Transporation Office Regional IX coordinated the conduct of Rapid Diagnostic   Antibody Tests  on all employees against the Covid 19 pandemic in this city.

This is in compliance  with the memorandum issued last July 2, 2020.

The  West Metro Medical Center administered the  Rapid Diagnostic Antibody Test on all employees of the LTO Regional, District and Extension Offices which was  held at LTO 9 Regional Office, Veterance Ave., Brgy. Sta. Barbara.

This is to ensure that measures are established for early detection of infection among LTO employees and to prevent the spread of the virus among LTO employees and its clients who may be vulnerable to infections.

This is also part  of  a stringent safety and precautionary protocol to protect them and their families against the pandemic.

The listed  LTO Health Protocols for COVID-19 Pandemic are as follows: All employees who tested negative in the Rapid Test must immediately return to work and observe proper health protocols.

-Those who tested positive in the Rapid Test must be immediately isolated and put on home quarantine for 14 days. He/she must undergo RT-PCR Testing to confirm if he/she is positive for COVID-19 or not. 

-All close contact of the person positive in the Rapid Test must also undergo home quarantine. Close contact means the constant companion of the positive case: Those who eat together with the positive case, those who go home together with the positive case, and those who always converse with the positive case. They must be quarantined until PT-PCR Test of the case becomes negative.

All positive for Rapid Test must be advised to avoid physical interaction with his/her family and remain inside a room at all times until his/her testing for PT-PCR is negative. 

The work area of the positive case must also be isolated. It must be disinfected at least twice a day and people must avoid touching things inside the area.(Letty M.Militante)

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