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An independent research organization says the COVID-19 curve in the country is flattening, but questions remain about trends outside Metro Manila.
Military officials maintain secure quarantine checkpoints during the lockdown of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in May.
The Philippines has recently been hit hard by COVID-19 and has reported more cases and deaths than any country in Southeast Asia. However, researchers and the country’s health minister were positive that new infections would decline.
The independent organization Octa noted a “slowing trend” in new coronavirus cases in a Sept. 26 report, but warned against a premature easing of network quarantine restrictions, especially in Metro Manila, the capital’s sprawling metropolitan area.
According to the report, the Philippines’ aftershock number, or R-number, fell to 0. 82 between Sept. 16 and Sept. 23. An R-point lower than 1 is a sign that the disease is contained.
The research organization recommended that Metro Manila remain under a general network quarantine (GCQ) rather than downgrade the domain to a more comfortable quarantine, saying such a move “could lead to an exponential expansion of cases and deaths, as well as overwhelming our health care system. “. . »
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III warned this week that the country’s current trajectory has still reached a “significant level,” telling CNN Philippines that “the purpose is to have a downward trajectory. “
The Philippines is grappling with a surge in new COVID-19 infections, despite implementing some of the strictest lockdown measures in the world. The first, announced in March, sparked complaints about a very strict technique that resulted in the arrest of thousands of people. quarantine violators.
Metro Manila returned to a strict lockdown in August after an easing of restrictions followed a surge in cases, prompting fitness staff to plead with President Rodrigo Duterte to reinstate mandatory quarantines to ease the burden on the region’s hospitals.
The lockdown worked, as cases began to stabilize in August before experiencing a slight downward trend in September, but the report’s caution against lifting existing restrictions obviously influenced the earlier resolution to lift quarantine measures in a bid to revive the economy.
The Philippines also reopened schools this week, prompting complaints from some officials and government officials.
The Octa report says that although cases in Metro Manila have declined, the country still has several high-risk spaces, or says they report more than a hundred cases, and emerging hotspots, or spaces that have reported a backlog of new cases. For two weeks consistent with IOD. consistent with at least 10 cases consistent with millions of people.
Marawi City and Lanao del Sur province in Mindanao have been locked down since Oct. 1 due to a surge in cases in the region. The war-torn city besieged in 2017 by militants affiliated with the Islamic State; Much of its population remains displaced, while much of the city remains in ruins.
Despite the economic and health effects of the coronavirus in the Philippines, Duterte remains calm as he nears the end of his six-year term in May 2022.
An opinion poll conducted through Pulse Asia and released on Monday showed that 91% of respondents approve of the president’s functionality and personality. A December poll showed that 87% were in favor of its functionality.
Duterte has retained a wide audience since taking office in 2016, despite harsh complaints from domestic teams as well as foreign organizations and watchdogs, particularly over his brutal war on drugs.
He is barred from running for a second term in 2022, but his high approval ratings increase the chances that the government will remain under the control of his allies once he leaves office.
There are many hypotheses that Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of the president and current mayor of Davao City, or Christopher “Bong” Go, a senator and Duterte’s longtime right-hand man, could be preparing a presidential crusade in 2022, and whoever that may be. The incumbent operator will gain advantages from a primary advantage.
Duterte’s approval ratings show that Filipinos value the country’s economic decline due to COVID-19 more than the government’s handling of the crisis, Pulse Asia President Ronnie Holmes said in a television interview.
The Pulse Asia survey was conducted in and around Metro Manila. Duterte’s classic base remains in the south of the country, specifically in Mindanao, where he was mayor of Davao City for more than 20 years.
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The Philippines has recently been hit hard by COVID-19 and has reported more cases and deaths than any country in Southeast Asia. However, researchers and the country’s health minister were positive that new infections would decline.
The independent organization Octa noted a “slowing trend” in new coronavirus cases in a Sept. 26 report, but warned against a premature easing of network quarantine restrictions, especially in Metro Manila, the capital’s sprawling metropolitan area.
According to the report, the Philippines’ aftershock number, or R-number, fell to 0. 82 between Sept. 16 and Sept. 23. An R-point lower than 1 is a sign that the disease is contained.
The research organization advised that Metro Manila’s domain remain under a general network quarantine (GCQ) rather than downgrade it to a more comfortable quarantine, saying such a move “could lead to an exponential expansion in the number of cases and deaths, as well as overloading our physical care system. . . “
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III warned this week that the country’s current trajectory has still reached a “significant level,” telling CNN Philippines that “the purpose is to have a downward trajectory. “
The Philippines is grappling with a surge in new COVID-19 infections, despite implementing some of the strictest lockdown measures in the world. The first, announced in March, sparked complaints about a very strict technique that resulted in the arrest of thousands of people. quarantine violators.
Metro Manila returned to a strict lockdown in August after an easing of restrictions followed a surge in cases, prompting fitness staff to plead with President Rodrigo Duterte to reinstate mandatory quarantines to ease the burden on the region’s hospitals.
The lockdown worked, as cases began to stabilize in August before experiencing a slight downward trend in September, but the report’s caution against lifting existing restrictions obviously influenced the earlier resolution to lift quarantine measures in a bid to revive the economy.
The Philippines also reopened schools this week, prompting complaints from some officials and government officials.
The Octa report says that although cases in Metro Manila have declined, the country still has several high-risk spaces, or says they report more than a hundred cases, and emerging hotspots, or spaces that have reported a backlog of new cases. For two weeks consistent with IOD. consistent with at least 10 cases consistent with millions of people.
Marawi City and Lanao del Sur province in Mindanao have been locked down since Oct. 1 due to a surge in cases in the region. The war-torn city besieged in 2017 by militants affiliated with the Islamic State; Much of its population remains displaced, while much of the city remains in ruins.
Despite the health and economic effects of the coronavirus in the Philippines, Duterte remains calm as he nears the end of his six-year term in May 2022.
An opinion poll conducted through Pulse Asia and released on Monday showed that 91% of respondents approve of the president’s functionality and personality. A December poll showed that 87% were in favor of its functionality.
Duterte has retained a wide audience since taking office in 2016, despite harsh complaints from domestic teams as well as foreign organizations and watchdogs, particularly over his brutal war on drugs.
He is barred from running for a second term in 2022, but his high approval ratings increase the chances that the government will remain under the control of his allies once he leaves office.
There are many hypotheses that Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of the president and current mayor of Davao City, or Christopher “Bong” Go, a senator and Duterte’s longtime right-hand man, could be preparing a presidential crusade in 2022, and whoever that may be. The incumbent operator will gain advantages from a primary advantage.
Duterte’s approval ratings show that Filipinos value the country’s economic decline due to COVID-19 more than the government’s handling of the crisis, Pulse Asia President Ronnie Holmes said in a television interview.
The Pulse Asia survey was conducted in and around Metro Manila. Duterte’s classic base remains in the south of the country, specifically in Mindanao, where he was mayor of Davao City for more than 20 years.
The Philippines has recently been hit hard by COVID-19 and has reported more cases and deaths than any country in Southeast Asia. However, researchers and the country’s health minister were positive that new infections would decline.
The independent organization Octa noted a “slowing trend” in new coronavirus cases in a Sept. 26 report, but warned against a premature easing of network quarantine restrictions, especially in Metro Manila, the capital’s sprawling metropolitan area.