President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. announced that the government is considering the mandatory use of face masks again in the Philippines due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. What do you think, Siloys? CDNDigital READ:
Marcos said his administration is studying the current trends of COVID-19, particularly looking at the rate of increase of the occurrence and its baseline, among other factors.
“We’ll look at it. Tingnan natin kung may guidance ang IATF , may guidance and DOH . I hope we don’t have to, but we might. But I hope not,” he said in an interview with reporters en route to Washington.“Ako ang tinitingnan ko is although ‘yung rate of increase lumalaki, ang baseline natin na sinimulan eh maliit lang so hopefully we’re still going to be able to do it,” Marcos added.
The President said the government is also putting into consideration how the summer heat affects the health of the public, making them more vulnerable to COVID-19. This, he said, may prompt the government to conduct a vaccination drive among the public to boost their immunity against the severe respiratory illness.
“Looks like we will have to conduct again, especially for the young people, a vaccination push para mabawasan na ‘yan, especially with people na nahihirapan na nga eh dahil sa init, humihina ang katawan and that will make them more vulnerable to COVID-19 again,” Marcos said.INQUIRER.net wants to hear from you! Take part in our reader survey and help us be better. Click on this image to answer.
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