THE UNIVERSITY will start using the contact tracing application StaySafe on a trial basis starting April 12, the Office of the Secretary General announced on Friday.
In an advisory dated April 9, UST said all those who will enter the campus, including those visiting the Santisimo Parish Church and the UST Hospital, are “advised” to download and use the Stay Safe application to “ensure convenient entry into the premises, subject to compliance with relevant health and security protocols.”
StaySafe is an online platform that consists of a website and a mobile application.
It is used as the primary contact tracing system in the country. It has features like citizens’ registration and health condition reports, real-time Covid-19 updates and QR code generation and digital logbook systems.
Features like heat maps, response systems and contact tracing for case management of local government units are also integrated in the app.
The office also advised Thomasians to continue regularly updating their health status in the Thomasian Online Medical Services and Support portal.
The UST Hospital, likewise, urged Thomasians to provide only truthful information about their health conditions and possible exposure, citing Republic Act 11332 or the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.”
Under the act, any person who does not report or respond to notifiable diseases or health events of public concern shall be sanctioned with a fine of P20,000 to P50,000 and/or imprisonment of one to six months.
“Providing truthful information around your current condition does not only protect you but also the people around you. Let us all be conscientious and play an active part in ending this pandemic,” the hospital said in a Facebook statement.
As of April 8, 366,266 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the National Capital Region.
