DOH waits to lift COVID emergency

“We said that before we can lift this public health emergency, apart from having a manageable number of cases and our hospitals are ready, we need a policy environment so they can prepare,” Vergeire also said in an ambush interview.

Vergeire earlier said that the country may only declare an end to the state of public health emergency due to COVID-19 if infections and hospital utilization remained manageable.The United States on April 11 officially ended its COVID-19 national health emergency after more than three years. Vergeire also said they were not recommending any restrictions for water activities in Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro amid the recent oil spill from a sunken motor tanker.

MT Princess Empress was carrying 900,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank due to strong waves in Oriental Mindoro on February 28. “If you ingested some of the water, your stomach will hurt, you will vomit, there will be loose bowel movement, and if inhalation happened, you were just there on the shore, then you inhaled the contaminants, then you will have a headache or you will feel dizzy.” she said.

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