MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public about fake contact tracers posing as department personnel, clarifying that the agency currently has no team meant to do contact tracing. We have received reports of citizens getting calls from certain individuals misrepresenting themselves as members of the DOH Contact Tracing Team,” DOH said. “The public is reminded that DOH does not have a ‘contact tracing team’. The department also advised people to refrain from texting back and giving out their personal information to the fake contact tracers. ADVERTISEMENT“But the other day, he posted on Facebook that the DOH was doing contact tracing on him.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 10, 2020 13:30 UTC