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001-2020-BHERT nCOV
001-2020-BHERT nCOV
Province of Cebu
Municipality of Borbon
BARANGAY BINGAY
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 15, Article 2 of the 1987 Constitution and Section 16, the
General Welfare Clause, of the Local Government Code, local government units are charge
with the promotion of health and safety within their jurisdictions. As such they are to take
lead in the prevention and control of nCoV ARD at the local level;
WHEREAS, DILG MC No. 2003-95: Enjoining the Creation of BHERT in all barangays
nationwide;
WHEREAS, DILG MC No. 2020-018, as amended by MC 2020-023, aims to enjoin all local
government units to effectively intensify information education campaign against nCoV and
implement programs, projects and services that will promote the health and well-being of
every Filipino;
WHEREAS, the Sangguniang Barangay of BINGAY believes that organizing the Barangay
Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) shall facilitate the information dissemination,
close monitoring, prevention and control to dispel false information about the disease and to
prevent panic and hysteria among the people;
SECTION 1: COMPOSITION. The Barangay Health and Emergency Response Teams shall
be composed of the following:
4. Assign BHERT, working in shifts, to the BIU to examine and care for any person
who voluntarily submits him/herself for check-up, screening and voluntary
quarantine. The health team must undergo related training from the DOH;
5. In coordination with proper authorities, strictly implement and monitor the 14-
day quarantine of persons arriving from a 2019 nCoV affected country;
7. In coordination with municipal health and police authorities, assist in the safe
transfer of a PUI to a DOH-designated referral center or quarantine facility;
2. Establish a Barangay Health Information Center (BHIC) which will receive and
record calls from the public who wish to report or other information about any
person who recently arrived from a country with a confirmed 2019 nCoV case
and manifesting the symptoms of the said acute respiratory disease. The BHIC
should immediately inform the Municipal Health Officer of such information,
who must immediately act on the matter. The BHIC shall also provide its callers
with facts and accurate information regarding the nCoV ARD;
1. With or without the list of arrivals from the Mayor supposed to be given by the Bureau
of Immigration, to conduct visits in the home of every person arriving from a country
with a 2019 nCoV confirmed case, in order to gather necessary information and
encourage the person to come to the BIU, or voluntarily undergo home confinement
for not less than 14 days;
2. Care must be taken to ensure that the visits are carried out in a very discreet and
courteous manner, so as not to cause undue alarm, anxiety or shame on the part of
the subject person, his/her family and the community;
3. Immediately initiate contact-tracing, where the team shall list down the names and
other important information about all persons known to have been in contact with
PUIs, or places they have been prior to his/her arrival in his/her residence or place of
stay;
4. Require the arriving resident(s) to check and record their body temperature at least
three times daily (in the morning, afternoon and evening) for the duration of the 14-
day voluntary quarantine period. Advise the arriving resident(s) to watch out for
symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty of breating;
5. Check on the condition of the arriving resident(s) daily from a distance of not less than
one (1) meter when not wearing the appropriate PPEs. However, to ensure infection
prevention and control, always wear the appropriate PPEs before coming near or
getting in contact with a PUI. The gloves and all other materials in contact with a PUI
must be properly disposed of immediately after use;
6. If symptoms are observed, immediately isolate and confine the arriving resident, now
a PUI, to the BIU, prior to his or her immediate safe transfer to a DOH-designated
referral center or quarantine facility, for further examination and treatment. The PUI
should be required to wear the N88 surgical mask (not the N95 respirator mask) and
7. Place the rest of the household under 14-day home confinement. Repeat the process
for them, including contact-tracing;
8. If no symptoms are observed after the 14-day voluntary quarantine, report to the
Punong Barangay who will, in turn, inform the Municipal Health Officer and
recommend the lifting of the quarantine and certify the PUIs free from nCoV ARD
infection; and
9. Report daily to the Punong Barangay the condition of the PUI, including all measures
and actions taken.
SECTION 4: EFFECTIVITY.
Done this 13th day of February, 2020 at Barangay Bingay, Borbon, Cebu, Philippines.