Lockdown lifted at PRO-XI

DAVAO City, June 18 (PIA) -- Lockdown is already lifted at the Police Regional Office XI. 

Police Major Eudisan Goltiano, spokesperson of the PRO XI confirmed this information, as no one among the police assigned at the camp is COVID-19 positive.  

However, she said that more COVID-19 cases were noted in the provinces like 28 cases as of June 17, and 162 active cases as of June 18. 

Goltiano said that a total 695 cases of COVID-19 have been noted in the whole police force of Davao Region since the start of the pandemic last year. 

“Most of the police afflicted with COVID-19 was asymptomatic,” she said.  

Goltiano revealed that a total of three policemen died because of this virus.  

She said that civilians who have transactions at the PRO XI still have to comply with negative anti-gen test result or 72 hour-RT-PCR test result to prevent more lockdowns in the future.  

“We are waiting for the recommendation of our medical unit if we can relax the regulations, but for the meantime, with the many COVID-19 cases in Davao Region, we require the test results for those who have transactions with us,” Goltiano said. 

She said that members of the police are free during isolation but during hospitalization, they can apply for hospital reimbursement.  

Goltiano also said the vaccination site of the PRO XI is already ready following the inspection of the Department of Health.  

“98% of our police personnel has signified to be vaccinated,” Goltiano said.  

She said that delivery of services in the GIDA areas continues.  

Goltiano said that as long as police and clients abide with the minimum public health standard at all time, services in the barangays continue to be given, except in the headquarters where face-to-face meetings are discouraged.  (PIA XI-JSGD)

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