NO to Fake RT-PCR Results!
This official statement from CMZ through President Atty Jhihann Hairun-Natividad was posted by Ciudad Medical Zamboanga last July 16, 2021 on the incident on fake RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction) results using the hospital’s result form.
CMZ would like to share that the perpetrators for this incident (who happen to be public servants!) were apprehended for falsification of documents and are presently, being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Punishment for perpetrators include penalty of up to P50,000 or imprisonment for one to six months, or both fine and imprisonment as deemed by the proper court. They would also face criminal charges and for those in public office, may also face administrative action.
The important thing is all testing centers now should be aware to strengthen the security features of the RT-PCR test results to prevent this alarming crime against society. For CMZ, there is now a generated QR Code embedded on the result for authenticity!
Therefore, BEWARE before creating fake RT-PCR results!
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Let us remember the reason why RT-PCR testing is being done… to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection!
Identification of individuals who are COVID 19 positive is important, especially, if they are ASYMPTOMATIC and note the urgent need for contact tracing.
Never take for granted the people around you… there are lots of asymptomatic carriers!
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| CMZ Swab Center at Mayor Vitaliano Agan Avenue, Zamboanga City. Thank you to the people at the CMZ Swab Center and in the processing area. |
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| Having the swab test is already a stressful event in itself… expectation of the result, even more so! We do the test so we will know if we have the infection, then, take the necessary precautions — whether for travel purposes, pre-surgery requirements, as one of the traced contacts, as back to work requirements as well as for those with possible COVID 19 symptoms. Let us prevent COVID 19 spread, thus, NO to FAKE RT-PCR RESULTS! |
The surge last March to June 2021 in Zamboanga City was really heart-wrenching and nerve-racking.
Let us go over some statistics during these months through Mayor Beng Climaco’s FB posts.
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| AS OF MARCH 22, 2021 |
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| AS OF MAY 16, 20221 |
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| AS OF JULY 5, 2021 |
As the numbers were increasing, MECQ was imposed in Zamboanga City last May 2021 for three weeks and again for the whole month of June 2021. Note that there was a sharp increase in COVID-19 deaths especially in the months of April and May indicating severe disease in these months.
This July 2021, the active cases are decreasing to the 200 level and the hospital services are again normalized. We hope that the numbers continue to go down, but with threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant, everyone still has to be continually vigilant to prevent another surge again.
One measure that the ZC LGU is implementing to prevent the worsening of the pandemic is to present a NEGATIVE RT-PCR TEST as one enters through the border controls of Zamboanga City.
Let us follow the rules properly, thus, NO to FAKE RT-PCR TEST RESULTS!
To reinforce prevention of the COVID 19 spread, let us also ALL GET VACCINATED NOW!
We look forward to the near future when we may not need RT-PCR tests for TRAVEL or for other reasons, for VACCINATED individuals! ❤️
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| At the CMZ Vaccination Area for my second dose. Thanks to everyone assigned here! |
GET VACCINATED NOW!
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| Photo credit: Ciudad Medical Zamboanga advocacy tarpaulin for #getvaccinatednow, with CMZ Department Heads, presently displayed at Camins Ave. Zamboanga City this July 2021 |
COVID IS REAL!
And of course, don’t forget the basic Health Protocols:
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| At the CMZ Radiology Department and photos at the CMZ Vaccination Center during my second dose vaccination |
Keep safe and stay healthy!😷
