DAVAO CITY – President Duterte called on the public to strictly follow the health protocols after noting the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in Europe as a result of complacency.
Duterte, who cited the report of Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III, said complacency could lead to resurgence in infections
similar to what is happening in Europe.
Duque emphasized that a better COVID-19 outlook in
the country should not result in the public ditching adherence to safeguards
like social distancing and mask use, as what the countries in Europe did,
resulting in the fifth wave of infections.
The United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and
Spain have seen surging coronavirus cases after some relaxation in the
implementation of health protocols, Duque reported.
He pointed to the UK’s “Freedom Day” as an example,
in which the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions to resume business
operation and allow mass gatherings, leading to the public abandoning mask use
and observance of distancing.
According to Duque, the rising COVID-19 cases in
European countries should serve as a warning to the Filipinos, noting the
pandemic cannot be defeated through vaccination alone. “We have to increase our
vaccination coverage, sustain the trajectory—couple that with a much disciplined
compliance to minimum public health standards,” Duque said. (Malou Cablinda)
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