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Jullie Y. Daza
The rule is to either avoid them or seek them out, they whose sworn duty is to “serve and protect.” Not a very original slogan, but as a former patrolman who became Mayor Fred Lim used to say, whatever you think of cops, whenever you need them they’re there for you.
These days cops, the good, the bad and the lookers, are here, there, everywhere to enforce the laws against COVID-19. For lack of a civilian explanation, they were deployed at the start of ECQ in 2020 in armored personnel carriers (they look like tanks) to either scare the people into complying with “minimum health protocols” or to send the message loud and clear to troublemakers. As it turns out, many such troublemakers were/are policemen, in uniform or not.
The Department of Health (DoH) is keeping a close watch on Metro Manila after 12 cities in the capital region recorded an alarming rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergiere told a media forum on Wednesday that initially, eight cities posted a reproduction number or R0 (pronounced “R naught”) of more than 1.
An R0 of 1 or higher is an indication that the infection rate has increased in the past two weeks.
“This is a warning signal for us to start focusing and start strict monitoring among all other cities in Metro Manila,” Vergeire said.
THIS FAR Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd uses a measuring stick to show the distance between two persons during a visit to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Dec. 7 , 2020. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
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