Makalipas ang mga buwan ng mental at physical stress dulot ng Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), ang tanging positibong balita ay ang paghihintay ng lang ng lahat sa positibong ulat ay ang malamang negatibo sa test mula sa COVID-19 pandemic.
Inihayag ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC),Miyerkoles na sa 200 out of 200 ng kanilang empleyado, workforce, kabilang na ng ilang national athletes at coaches, na nagpa-swab-test sa mga nakaraang ang lahat ay nagnegatibo mula sa COVID-19.
“We are thankful to the Lord that the PSC community is free from COVID-19. We hope and pray it stays that way,” litanya ni PSC Overall-in-Charge Ramon Fernandez na sumailalim din sa sa Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test o swab testing.
Nagsagawa ang PSC ng RT-PCR tests para sa PSC staff, kasama ang ilang miyembro ng pambansang koponan ng 112 katao sa Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) sa Manila at 88 sa PhilSports Complex, Pasig City. Ang test ay isinagawa sa tatlong batches.
“We are proud to say that both PSC complexes, which is under a high-risk area since we have venues housing COVID-19 patients, can be declared COVID-19 free. We conducted the test to give the confidence back to the regular workforce, occupants, athletes, and coaches who frequently go to PhilSports and RMSC.” wika ni Dr. Randolph Molo, Head of PSC Medical Scientific Athletes Services (PSC-MSAS) Unit.
“We opted for the RT-PCR/swab test over any form of rapid testing since this test is more reliable and reflective on one's COVID-19 status. As of Wednesday, July 8, we can declare that all of the 200 persons who underwent testing are all clear/negative from the Coronavirus. This should help restore the confidence and ease the fears of our staff as we continue to keep PSC COVID-19 free.” dagdag pa ni Dr. Molo.
Matapos ang RT-PCR testing, naglagay din ang PSC ng karagdagang mga security measure na kinakailangang ang lahat ng staff working on-site ang pagsumite ng Health Declaration Form na makukuha sa pamamagitan ng QR code o ang PSC website. Ito ay sinasala ng MSAS unit na gumagarantiya sa kanila ng gate pass via SMS kapag sila'y nakakuha ng linaw. Ang sports agency ay umaasang itong praktis ay nakatutulong na mapanatiling ang PSC premises ay COVID-19 free.
Mahigpit ding pinapatupad ng PSC ang health security protocols sa gabay ng Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) sa lahat ng kanilang pasilidad.(LP/PSC)
