STUDENTS of the Diliman Preparatory School (DPS) are now 100% safe against the dreaded H1N1 virus with the school’s acquisition of new high-tech thermal scanners.
With
the purchase, DPS has become the very first school in the Philippines
to possess the said screening machine, in its effort to protect its
students against the swine flu disease.
DPS
President Anna Dominique “ Nikki” Coseteng said the new thermal
scanners were bought a week ago and would be operational within the
week.
“We will be screening all students, school employees,
parents and visitors within the premises. The scanners will be
positioned at the front gates and exit of the school,” Coseteng
explained.
The former Senator said the school invested P2 million for the two scanners.
Department of Health (DoH0 representative Renato Ongcoy; Mylene Concepcion, of the Department of Education, Quezon City Vice Mayor Herbert Bautista City Executive Officer Rufino Nonoy Co and Philippine Sports Commission Cesar Pradas were on hand to witness the unveiling of DPS’ Artech Thermal Scanner.
Through Ongcoy, Health Secretary Francisco Duque expressed his gratitude to the Diliman Preparatory School for taking
the extra effort and investing millions of pesos to ensure the health
and safety of their students.
Jess Gernale, Project Engineer of
Artech Scientific Trading, said that apart from DPS, Unilever is the
only other company in the Philippines using their high-tech thermal
scanners.
Coseteng hopes that with the global pandemic on H121 ,
more schools will follow the DPS example by acquiring and investing in
equipments to ensure the students’ safety and well-being. RMP
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