MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed calls for the public to strictly follow safety and health protocols even as the number of Covid-19 cases in the country are going down.
“I am happy to note that the numbers of Covid-19 cases have gone down considerably and if everything with our vigilance and ever conscious of our safety, we would be able to gain an upper hand in the fight against Covid-19,” Duterte said.
“But may I just also like to say something about itong sitwasyon natin. We are not out of danger. We are not out of the woods, ika nga. The Covid-19, originally, has sprouted so many variants at hindi natin alam na baka sakaling may resurgence kagaya ng ibang countries, which is happening now in Japan, China,” he added.
Duterte said the wearing of face masks in public places and crowded areas is still mandatory. “We can only guard against a resurgence by way of a new variant which we are not at the meantime able to really project baka magbalik nga o hindi. Better be on the side of prudence and maintain the protocols of washing of the hands and itong whether or not crowds are okay now.”
“Ang (National Inter-Agency) Task Force (for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases) nagsabi that we can have a normal life, go about our ways, but then again, I said that it would be better if we maintain the requirement of wearing a mask. And so ako, that will be a mandatory requirement until the last day, until I go out of the presidency,” he said.
The president said the low number of Covid-19 cases is due to the strict implementation of the public health protocols, citing reports by medical experts.
“Maganda na tayo but I believe in the statement of
many persons, doctors, and professionals alike, medical persons that the one
good thing that happened dito sa atin is that we were able to maintain ‘yung
(face) mask. We must be conscious of the fact that there is a possibility that
we would get it at some other time. Mas mabuti na ‘yang may mask and the other
health protocols of cleaning your hands and all of these things that the
medical people gave us by way of ‘yung mga protocols and advice. Ako, there is
no way of telling whether or not it has ended. It’s still in the air, we are
not guessing because we know that the, yun Covid-19 nandito,” Duterte said.
(Marl Navales, Malou Cablinda)
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