Davao municipal government warned the public of scammers or anyone who may be using the Davao QR (DQR) safe « push notification » and said the city would not ask for public information in the text notification The city government announced on Friday that On January 15, 2021, piloted the push notification implementation for Dabawenyos who may have been exposed to a coronavirus positive person. Those who have been exposed will receive a notification via SMS.
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Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said in a previous radio interview that the city will use « masked phone numbers » where the sender’s contact number is not shown, only the contact name of the DQR (Safe Davao QR). This is to ensure that fraudsters do not use the DQR’s text notification. In a radio interview on Monday January 18, the mayor said the notification would only inform recipients and give them instructions on what to do. The text message contains information about the symptoms to look out for. It will also include the operation center number in case these symptoms occur. In addition, the notification system advises recipients to self-isolate. « There is nothing there that na ihatag imong pangalan asks. Walay ginapangayo ang text message. One-way text message and naa didto ang numbers na tawagan. Dili na must mureply (The text message does not ask for any information, especially your name. It is a one-way text message with the numbers you need to call. There is no need to answer) [because] the system was generated, « said Duterte-Carpio. The mayor added that the city does not have to request any additional information regarding its contact history for the past 14 days because this is already recorded in the system. « The only thing na ginabuhat sa DQR is not to give you a warning but a message that you may have been in contact with a confirmed Covid-19 patient, » said Duterte-Carpio. The mayor added that the recipients of the SMS who a may have close contact with a positive person, depending on their contact history, up to a hundred. « Can you imagine Kung Kani Nga Tao Gatrabaho o Gatuyok, Naga-Adto Sa grocery store (when these people are working and walking around) or going to the grocery store in the past 14 days? » Since the city started pushing notifications, there have been reports that some panicked upon receiving it. But the mayor again reminded them to read the text message carefully. Meanwhile, she reiterated that the city has a different method of notification for people who are actually in close contact with a positive patient. The city conducts manual contact tracing and interviews for them. She also said the city is sending the notification via text as it is the fastest way to let them know. The Mayor also said that text messages will be in both English and Cebuano.
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