May 12, 2021 NAKAKATAKOT. Why is the Department of Health, in particular, and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) always resort to warnings yet no restrictive measures are imposed? The surge remained unabated. And now comes the news that the Indian variant that infected millions in India may have entered the country. OMG. If that happens, a cusp of another rise in Covid cases. This paper last week reported that Central Luzon logged more than 90,000 cases and deaths more than 2,000. It is alarming indeed.
I posted on my Facebook wall how Australia contained the outbreak through snap lockdowns, border controls and speedy contact trading system. It was met with several reactions and most pointed to the inability of the IATF to control the disease spread. Another post I shared is the fact that it is only the Philippines that requires its citizens to wear a face shield aside from the mask. Here’s one reaction. Very true. Makatakap naka asbuk, pati ba naman lupa kailangan