MANILA, Philippines — Experts are recommending an extension of the weeklong enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) because lifting it after a week may only cause a small downtrend in the number of new COVID-19 cases, a Department of Health (DOH) official said Monday.
DOH’s Epidemiology Bureau director Dr. Alethea De Guzman said data must be carefully studied, recognizing the economic implication if ECQ over the Greater Manila Area is indeed extended beyond April 4.
“Ang nakikita naman namin ngayon, itong isang linggong ECQ natin, bababa nang kaunti pagkatapos ng ECQ pero nakikita sa ngayon, posible pong tumaas na naman ang dami ng kaso natin pagkatapos na ma-lift ang ECQ,” De Gu…
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