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C O V I D AWA R E N E S S
PROGRAM
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
 Dear Lord,
We thank you for gathering us to
learn more about the COVID-19
Disease. We ask for the grace and
courage to face the challenges that
this pandemic has brought about. We
pray that you may grant us the
wisdom, knowledge and
understanding to implement, what
we will learn today, in our respective
areas of concern and do our part in
preventing the spread of the virus.
All these we pray, in Jesus' name.
Amen
YOUR FACILITATORS

JAK
E

MAJA
A DAY IN THE LIFE
OF A “BIDA
 POLICY OBJECTIVES
The objective of this policy is to outline the updated safety policy guidelines during
COVID 19 related situations and updating the handling of employees in reference to
the duration of isolation or quarantine period, in lieu of the Department of Health
(DOH) advisory and IATF Resolution No. 155 Series of 2021 on current isolation
and quarantine period.
LET’S GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER

OBJECT RELATED TO PANDEMIC

THAT:
• REPRESENTS YOUR
PERSONALITY OR
• MADE YOU REALIZE SOMETHING
& MADE YOU A BETTER PERSON
ALL ABOUT
COVID-19
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What is the
SOURCE of
COVID-19?
WHO CAN GET ALL ABOUT COVID-19

THE VIRUS?
MARP EMPLOYEES (most-at-risk population (MARP)

Employees classified as MARP and those aged 18 - 21

years may be allowed to report to work for eight (8) hours,
provided that they are physically fit. They shall secure a
medical certificate from any competent authority (i.e. an
occupational health physician or government physician with
occupational health training) certifying the employee’s
fitness to work for regular hours.
WHO CAN GET ALL ABOUT COVID-19

THE VIRUS?
ALL AGES

AT HIGH RISK FOR THE VIRUS:

Cancer
Diabetes
Cardio Disease
Chronic
Respiratory
Disease
Older people
Medical Conditions
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Symptoms appear in
2 - 14 days after exposure

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19

 COVID – 19
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

IMPLEMENTING
GUIDELINES
IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

Make alcohol dispensers available in specific areas in locale Before going to work
and head office like entrance and kitchen. The refilling of the
alcohol dispenser shall be regulated by the locale and head
office Procurement Department.

A thermal scanner gun shall be provided in each locale and a

self temp scanner in the head office. All employees have to
ensure to register their health declaration based on the QR code
sent by Audit. Duty Managers and Audit shall be responsible in
ensuring that all employees shall be scanned by the said
machine to detect any signs of COVID-19 infection and correct
health status is being declared by doing random spot checks.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A “BIDA”

IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

Vitamins C and Multivitamins tablet or capsule shall be

Before going to work
dispensed by the assigned personnel in all locales and in head
office during Alert 3-5 announced by the IATF. Assigned
personnel should ensure that those vitamins are accounted for
accordingly.

Hotel Managers should ensure that all Operations Personnel

should be wearing face masks while Room Attendant, Guest
Attendant, and Guest Service Specialist shall be wearing black
gloves and mask at the same time.

Perform regular and thorough hand washing with soap and

water. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least
70% ethanol or isopropanol if soap and water are not available.
Use the alcohol situated in various areas in the workplace. Best
if each employee has personal alcohol or hand sanitizer in the
bag. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A “BIDA”
IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

Before going to work

Cough and sneeze into tissue or into shirt sleeves if tissue is
not available. Dispose used tissues properly and disinfect
hands immediately after a cough or sneeze

Avoid touching the eyes, nose, and mouth if hands aren't

sanitized to prevent the transmission of virus

Keep a distance of at least 3 feet or 1 meter away from other

people to reduce the possibility of person-to-person
transmission. Such distance should be observed even as to
apparently healthy persons without symptoms.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A “BIDA”

After WORK A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A “BIDA”

09 10 11 12 13

Offer telecommuting and Clean frequently touched As much as possible, do Continue to strengthen All doing the internal
replace in-person meetings surfaces and objects not participate in any your immune system by antigen testing to all
in the workplace with including tables, doorknobs, mass gatherings. The eating the right and employees should
video or telephone desks, and computer Management highly healthy food, having strictly wear gloves,
conferences keyboard, switches and the encouraged employees to enough exercise, having mask and PP to prevent
like through the disinfectant refrain from travelling sufficient sleep and
exposure for probable
spray issued by the outside town or country to reducing stress level.
positive results.
Management. prevent from getting
infected.

Random antigen testing will be conducted in all properties at the cost of the company on a regular basis. All employees
included in the list should ensure to show up on the scheduled date and time of the testing
 COVID – 19
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT

AND SELF
ISOLATION
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Protocols for close contacts of probable, suspect and

confirmed COVID-19 cases via Antigen Testing

1. Fully vaccinated individuals who are close contact of probable and

confirmed cases (Face-to-face contact with a probable or confirmed case
within 1 meter and for at least 15 minutes) may undergo a seven (7)-day
quarantine period, provided that:

⮚ The individual remains asymptomatic for the duration of

the seven-day period with the first day being the date
immediately after the last exposure. ⮚ In the event that (RT-
PCR) test needs to be performed on the asymptomatic
individual, it may be tested not earlier than the fifth day after
the date of the last exposure.
 ALL ABOUT COVID-19

Protocols for close contacts of probable, suspect and

confirmed COVID-19 cases via Antigen Testing

1. Fully vaccinated individuals who are close contact of probable and

confirmed cases (Face-to-face contact with a probable or confirmed case
within 1 meter and for at least 15 minutes) may undergo a seven (7)-day
quarantine period, provided that:
⮚ For close contact who may have been traced beyond the seventh day
from last exposure and who have remained asymptomatic, no testing and
quarantine shall be required. Should the RT-PCR test yield a positive
result, or he/she becomes symptomatic, he/she shall follow the
prescribed testing and isolation protocols.

⮚ Should the probable, suspect and confirmed COVID-19 case from the
confirmatory RT PCR test result be negative, the close contact employee
can resume to work provided an antigen test should be taken prior to
return to work.
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Protocols for close contacts of probable, suspect and

confirmed COVID-19 cases via Antigen Testing

2. Unvaccinated or partially or incompletely vaccinated individuals who may be

close contacts of the suspect, probable, and confirmed COVID-19 cases shall
undergo fourteen (14)-day quarantine pursuant to the Department of Health
Administrative Order No. 2021-0043 or the “Omnibus Guidelines on the
Minimum Public Health Standards for the Safe Reopening of Institutions.”

Should the probable, suspect and confirmed COVID-19 cases from the
confirmatory RT PCR test resulted to negative, the close contact employee can
resume to work provided an antigen test should be taken prior to return to work
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Protocols for close contacts of probable, suspect and

confirmed COVID-19 cases via Antigen Testing

3. An individual shall be considered as having been fully vaccinated for COVID-

19:

a) More than or equal to 2 weeks after having received the dose in a 2-dose series;
OR
b) More than or equal to 2 weeks after having received a single-dose vaccine.
c) The vaccines administered to the individual are included in any of the
following:

⮚ Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) List or Compassionate Special Permit

(CSP) issued by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration ⮚ Emergency Use
Listing of the World Health Organization
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Protocols for Isolation on Confirmed COVID-19 cases

REGARDLESS of vaccination status

1.Shall undergo 10-day isolation for all asymptomatic, mild or moderate

symptoms

2. Shall undergo 21-day isolation for all severe or with critical symptoms.

3. An employee who was traced positive via an antigen testing, they should
automatically report and take a confirmatory RT-PCR through their LGU (for
those non-HMO enrolled employees) or through the company’s HMO provider
(for those HMO enrolled employees).

4. Once quarantine has been completed, the employee should present to TMD the
Certificate of Return to Work from their LGU or Physician prior to accepting to
work back onsite

Symptoms Management
Result
Symptomatic
Symptomatic
Exposed to COVID – 19 positive
but Asymptomatic
Exposed to COVID – 19 positive
but Asymptomatic
Not exposed but symptomatic
Not exposed but symptomatic
COVID – 19
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE
Reading and Action
Antigen Test Positive Highly likely positive -isolate
immediately!
Antigen Test Negative Isolate immediately and test with
RT_PCR
Antigen Test Positive Likely positive – isolate
immediately and test with RT PCR
Antigen Test Negative Quarantine first and test with RT
PCR on Day 5 after exposure
Antigen Test Positive Immediately isolate and test with
RT PCR
Antigen Test Negative Follow safety protocols: Mask-
Hugas-Iwas-Airflow
LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND ENTITLEMENT

Employees may avail their sick leave balance should they require to rest based on the
condition of their body during the quarantine period. Those employees without sick
leave balance to avail, the employee can file SSS sick leave reimbursement through
TMD, while those employees who requests to work from home during quarantine
period, the management are extending assistance in offering work from home
arrangement.

COVID – 19 PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

 EMERGENCY SITUATION

1. Management can allocate STL rooms for additional inhouse quarters to reduce
exposure risk due to travel. Maximum of 4 heads, limited standard or deluxe
STL rooms will be allocated.
2. Each property should create a logbook for tracking the employee quarters
and/or any rooms allocated as quarters
3. Employees who were positive of antigen testing in the property are qualified
to reimbursement a max up to Php 300/ employee for transportation
assistance going to their isolation place
 WORKPLACE DISINFECTANT

Disinfectant sprays shall be applied every day or regularly to ensure that surfaces
of a room or any part of our establishment are sanitized. DMs in all properties is
responsible to ensure sanitization immediately of isolation areas upon vacated
and sanitize immediately areas where a positive employee has been detected.
TMD is responsible to inform DM in head office and KKK office as soon as possible
NON COMPLIANCE

Employees who did not follow the proper Health and

Safety Protocols which includes but not limited to non-
declaration of symptoms prior to coming to the office
shall be subjected to for two (2) weeks mandatory work
discontinuance which shall be charged to the
employee’s leave credits if applicable, otherwise “NO
WORK NO PAY” shall be applied
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Y O U a n d
THANK
STAY S AF E !