While there was a chance that COVID-19 infections would once more improve as a result of gatherings over the vacations, the Department of Health (DOH) pressured that hospitals are prepared ought to this occur.
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire stated this at a press convention on Sunday when requested in regards to the chance that the Philippines would additionally expertise a surge in COVID-19 instances like that in China.
Aside from the large hole in inhabitants dimension between the Philippines and China, the 2 nations had totally different approaches to combating the pandemic, Vergeire defined.
Nevertheless, there was all the time a chance of COVID-19 instances rising within the Philippines.
“Kung saka-sakali man na medyo tataas ang kaso in the coming days, that is expected kasi nag-holidays tayo, lumabas ang mga tao, nagtipon-tipon, nagka-parties,” she stated.
(If by probability instances would improve within the coming days, that was anticipated due to the vacations – folks went out, gathered, and had events.)
“Pero hopefully, at sa tingin, natin hindi naman ganoon tataas. At kung sakaling mangyayari ‘yan, handa ang sistema natin para tayo ay makaagapay dito sa mga pagtaas ng kaso because of COVID-19,” she added.
(But hopefully, in our view, it won’t improve that a lot. If ever that occurs, our system is prepared to deal with the rise in COVID-19 instances.)
Vergeire additionally stated that many Filipinos nonetheless opted to put on face masks, regardless of it being voluntary each in outside and indoor areas.
“You choose and we choose to wear the masks so we can be safe, and I think that is going to work for us,” she stated.
The Philippines on Saturday logged 591 COVID-19 instances, bringing the nationwide caseload to 4,064,443 on the final day of 2022.
The DOH additionally beneficial to the Office of the President (OP) an additional extension of the state of calamity within the Philippines as a result of COVID-19. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
