MANILA, Philippines — The government will hire additional contact tracers amid the threat of the Delta variant, which was first detected in India in February, Malacaang said Thursday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said hiring contact tracers could be part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s discussions with lawmakers about the Bayanihan 2 law and the proposed Bayanihan 3.
“Naghahanda tayo ng mga contact tracers na additional din bukod doon sa meron na tayo. ‘Yan nga siguro ay kabahagi ng pinag-uusapan ukol doon sa Bayanihan 2 at Bayanihan 3,” he said in a Palace briefing.
(We are preparing more contact tracers aside from those that we already have. That may be part of t…
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