ALL 200-strong work force of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) received a clean bill of health following a massive Covid-19 testing.
Besides the work force—including Chairman William Ramirez and his four commissioners and department heads and key officials, several national athletes and coaches underwent swab tests and also tested negative from the virus.
“We are thankful to the Lord that the PSC community is free from Covid-19. We hope and pray it stays that way,” said PSC OIC Ramon Fernandez, who underwent Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or swab test upon his arrival from Cebu early this week.
Tested were 112 PSC personnel at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and 88 at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City. The tests were conducted in three batches.
“We are proud to say that both PSC complexes, which is under a high-risk area since we have venues housing Covid-19 patients, could be declared virus free,” Dr. Randolph Molo, head of the PSC Medical Scientific Athletes Services Unit, said.
“We conducted the test to give the confidence back to the regular workforce, occupants, athletes, and coaches who frequently go to PhilSports and RMSC,” he added. “We opted for the RT-PCR/swab test over any form of rapid testing because this test is more reliable and reflective on one’s Covid-19 status.”
After the tests, the PSC enforced stricter health security protocols as advised by the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in all its facilities.