Shift to ECQ ‘drastic’, has economic impact, says ex health chief amid surge in COVID-19 cases

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A former health secretary is not in favor of reimposing the strict enhance community quarantine (ECQ) despite of the apparent surge in new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections recently.

Former Department of Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit has recommended that the government should focus its efforts in ensuring that the public is strictly observing the minimum health standards protocols to curb the spread of the dreaded disease.

“Policy wise, we have to make sure that anybody who goes out strictly speaking minimum health standards complied with kasi ‘yan ang immediate response natin eh . That will have an immediate impact because it will stop transmission,” he said. “Diyan natin kailangan i-balanse kasi we want to open up the economy. And therefore if we’re gonna do an ECQ, we have to see ano ‘yung impact niyan because ang policy natin ngayon is to open up the economy,” he said.The former health chief noted that compared last year, the country is now in possession of COVID-19 vaccines, and has already started its vaccination program.

 

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