fe, rena REGIONAL INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE - 7 FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Resolution No. 22 Series of 2020 ‘A RESOLUTION ENJOINING ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, IN THE CENTRAL VISAYAS REGION TO FOLLOW PROTOCOLS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON NON-REPEAT TESTING WHEREAS, Department of Health issued Department Memorandum No. 2020-0258 dated May 29, 2020 entitled "Updated Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19", as amended by Department Memorandum NO. 2020-0258-A issued on July 6, 2020 to maximize the county's testing capacity with the increase in the demand for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing: WHEREAS, Item Ill [C) of the Department Memorandum No. 2020-0258 states that asymptomatic Patients can be released from quarantine after 14 days as long as the patient remains ‘asymptomatic for the entire duration of the quarantine, even without testing or test results. There is no need fo repeat RT-PCR testing prior to discharge and tagging as recovered: WHEREAS, Item Ill (8) of the Department Memorandum No. NO. 2020-0258-A states that suspect, probable and confirmed COVID-19 patients who have clinically recovered and are no longer symptomatic and have completed at least 14 days of isolation can be discharged and tagged as recovered without RT-PCR or antibody testing, provided that a licensed medical doctor clears the patient; WHEREAS, these provisions are in compliance with the World Health Organization's Clinical Management of COVID-19 interim Guidance published on May 27, 2020 that stipulates the same criteria for discharging patients from isolation without requiring retesting; WHEREAS, DOH-7 received information that there are National Goveinment Agencies and Local Govemment units in the Central Visayas that continue requiing weekly testing of confirmed Positive who have already undergone the 14-day quarantine on mandatory isolation; WHEREAS, DOH-7 requested the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force-7 for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease to pass a resolution enjoining all LGUs and NGAs including GOCCs to folow DOH protocols and guidelines on non-repeat testing to have a uniform implementation of health protocols and to improve the recovery rate of the region: NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Dr. Van Philip P Baton, RN MD, Medical Officer il of the Department of Health-7, duly seconded by Asec. Asteria C. Caberte, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Trade and industry - Regional Operations Group, BEITRESOLVED, AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to enjoin all Local Govemment Units and National Goverment Agencies, including Goverment-Owned and Controlled Corporations, in the Central Visayas Region to follow protocols of the Department of Health on non-tepeat testing; RESOLVED FINALLY, fo fumish a copy of this resolution to all Local Government Units, National Govemment Agencies, and Govemment-Owned and Controlled Corporations in Central Visayas Region, for their information and appropriate action. ‘APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. Sgd. DIR. LEOCADIO T. TROVELA, CESO IV ‘Sgd. DIR. JAIME S. BERNADAS, MD, MGM, CESO Ill Chairman, RIATF7-MEID Co-chair / DOH ‘MEMBERS: Sgd. ASEC. ASTERIA C. CABERTE MGEN ERIC C. VINOYA AFP on7 ‘Commander, 31D, PA Represented by: Sad. DIR. MARLOU L. SALAZAR ocD7 Sgd. COL JERRY T. BORJA EFREN B. CARREON Sgd. CAPT. EDUARDO P. DE LUNA JR PCG-Southem Visayas ‘Sgd. DIR. SALUSTIANO T. JIMENEZ, EdD, JD, CESO V DepEd-7 Sgd. REAR ADMIRAL JOSE WILLIAM U. ISAGA PCG-Central Visayas Sod. DIR. PAQUITO D. MELICOR, JR. DENR-7 ‘Sod. DIR. REBECCA P. GEAMALA DSWD-7 Sgd. DIR. ENGR. LEO CIPRIANO L. URBIZTONDO, JR. Dict-7 Sgd. DIR. SHALIMAR HOFER TAMANO DoT? Sgd. ATTY. FERNANDO K. GUBALANE RSP-7 Sad. DIR. IMELDA C. LACERAS DBM-7 Sad. DIR. SALOME O. SIATON DOLE7 ‘Sgd. DIR. JESUS F. ZAMORA DOsT7 4 ae| HEREBY CERTIFY fo the correctness of the foregoing resolution which was duly adopted by the Ri ingApe vital meesing held on August 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Cebu Cty. VAN KENNETH (LUCERO, JD Hegd Secretariat Attested by: DIR. Le T.TROVELA, CESO IV 1-7 /Phairman, RIATF7-MEID