'Modified' community quarantine can be explored to flatten COVID-19 curve – study

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A study from the University of the Philippines analyzes 3 possible scenarios after April 12, the day Luzon's 'enhanced community quarantine' is expected to be lifted. COVID19PH

LOCKDOWN. Police officers check on motorists in Rizal on April 6, 2020 as the province is placed under provincial-wide lockdown. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

According to the study, these estimates can help guide testing capacity requirements for the succeeding months. It added,"Thus, a modified, location-specific quarantine scenario can be explored in light of public health care realities on the ground and possibly different peak periods across LGUs throughout the country."

"Simulations can be improved further with more detailed information gathered using online survey forms, where each LGU can input data at barangay level on a daily basis," the report recommended.

 

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AND THEREFORE MANY DEATHS SHOULD BE EXPECTED BECAUSE THERE IS STILL NO CURE FOR THIS VIRUS. CONGRATULATIONS PRES DUDIRTY FOR NOT RESPONDING EARLY ENOUGH TO THE PANDEMIC.

haynakoanobayan The science must take the lead ..... it’s better to know if now then NOT KNOW IT AT ALL !

Scary. That's 1 out of 427 person you know in MM is to be sensitively handled. Tama ba? 550,000/12,877,253 (2015 census)

Will depend on whether we can do testing to identify all these cases.

Advance mag-isip.... 😂😂😂😂

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