“We have cases as young as 5 and 10 years ,” Dr. Thea de Guzman from the DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau disclosed in a media briefing on Saturday. One other patient is below 18 years old.16 additional cases of the coronavirus variant first discovered in the United Kingdom
Twelve of the new cases are from two barangays in Bontoc, one from La Trinidad, Benguet, and one from Calamba, Laguna. The remaining two are returning overseas Filipinos from Lebanon whose residences are still being validated. Current IATF rules permit those aged 15 to 65 years old to leave their homes. Meanwhile, those covered by the age restrictions could only head out to access essential items and services.
Dr. Anna Ong-Lim, former president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines and current member of the technical working group studying the mutated coronavirus, said the organization is drafting a statement to be presented before the IATF. Ong-Lim believes it would be best to limit the number of people going out., might be a factor in the containment of the spread,” she said.
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