MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has urged his constituents and other Filipinos as well to shun the mindset of relying on lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the public must learn to continue living despite the threat of the virus.
Moreno explained during his Friday briefing that one important way to ensure that people can go to work and do their tasks safely is by vaccinating the population and observing health standards — and not through lockdowns which are merely ‘band-aid’ solutions.
The local executive was reacting to concerns from his viewers, who were wary about the dreaded Delta variant causing widescale and even granular lockdowns in baranga…
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