Ipinaliwanag ng Department of Health (DOH) ang dahilan sa likod ng record breaking na new recoveries ng COVID-19 na inireport ngayong araw.
Ayon sa ahensya, bunga ito ng pinalakas nilang data reconciliation efforts kasama ang local government units sa ilalim ng “Oplan Recovery.”
Batay sa case bulletin ng DOH, umabot sa 38,075 ang bilang ng mga bagong recoveries na naitala. Binubuo raw ito ng 37,166 mula sa Oplan Recovery, at 909 na galing naman sa submission ng regional epidemiological surveillance units.
“The same reconciliation efforts also explain the 3,954 cases reported today, of which 1,320 cases are fresh cases, and 2,634 are late cases.”
Nitong buwan binuo raw DOH ang COVID-19 Surveillance and Quick Action Unit na nakatutok sa data collection, validation at reconciliation ng mga impormasyon mula sa local at national level. Ginagamit nila ang COVIDKaya platform.
“These massive data reconciliation efforts have resulted in faster and more accurate tagging of health statuses-particularly on deaths and recoveries. Data on recovery reconciliations will be reported every 15 days.”
Sa pamamagitan daw ang ginawang reconciliation activity, aabot sa 3,000 recoveries ang nakumpirma sa pagitan ng mga petsang July 12 hanggang 14.
Nitong July 15 naman, pinabagong “mass recovery” adjustment umano ang ipinatupad ng data team kung saan lahat ng mild at asymptomatic cases ang idineklarang recoveries.
“With endorsement from the regional offices which resulted around 5,000 additional recoveries.”
Ayon sa DOH nakasaad sa ilalim ng kanilang Department Memorandum No. 2020-0258, na ang mga mild at asymptomatic confirmed cases ay itinuturing nang recovery, 14 araw matapos ang petsa ng onset ng kanilang sintomas o kaya naman ang araw na kinunan sila ng specimen para sa testing.
“Current recovery policies now show that at the 10th day of illness, the risk of transmitting the virus to other people is significantly reduced. This clinical recovery protocol is followed by the US CDC, European CDC, and India.”
Samantala, inirerekomenda pa rin sa interim guidelines ang pagsasailalim sa 14-day isolation ng asymptomatic confirmed cases mula sa araw na sila ay sumailalim sa specimen collection.
“Upon assessment of a licensed physician, the patient can be tagged as recovered after completion of 14 days isolation period.”
