DILG to rehire 15,000 contact tracers for six months
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- Published: 18 January 2021
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To ensure the continuity of the country's contact tracing efforts, the Department of the Interior Local Government (DILG) will re-hire some 15,000 contact tracers (CTs) nationwide for at least six months, following the approval by the Department of Budget and Management of a total of P1.9-billion for the hiring of CTs in 2021.
"While the country's COVID-19 response is significantly improving...