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(File photo) MANILA - A health expert said extensive lockdown is no longer being considered an optionto curb possible surge of Covid-19 cases when highly transmissible subvariants of Omicron enter the country. In a televised public briefing Wednesday, Dr. Rontgene Solante, Vaccine Experts Panel member, said monitoring of the hospital utilization rate nationwide is more important than lockdowns. Department of Health data on May 9 showed that only 14.5 percent or 4,546 out of 26,811 hospital beds dedicated for Covid-19 patients are utilized nationwide. Apart from monitoring healthcare facilities, Solante said it was important to encourage people to be tested for Covid-19 when they have symptoms. "If we don't do the test 'di natin alam kung ano ang nangyayari, ano ang mga kaso natin kagaya ng nangyari for the past week na mababa talaga ang testing natin (We won't know what's happening, our cases, like what happened in the past we really have low testing [rate]),"

Rontgene solanteVaccine experts panelDepartment of healthIle photo manilaa health expert said extensive lockdown is no longer being considered an optionto curb possible surge of covid 19 cases when highly transmissible subvariants omicron enter the country ina televised public briefing wednesdayR rontgene solanteAccine experts panel memberAid monitoring of the hospital utilization rate nationwide is more important than lockdowns department health data on may 9 showed that only 14 5 percent or 4546 out of 26811 hospital beds dedicated for covid 19 patients are utilized nationwide apart from monitoring healthcare facilitiesOlante said it was important to encourage people be tested for covid 19 when they have symptoms quot if we don 39t do the test 39 di natin alam kung ano ang nangyayariNo ang mga kaso natin kagaya ng nangyari for the past week na mababa talaga testing we won 39t know what 39s happeningTour casesIke what happened in the past we really have low testing rateUot he said testing provides pertinent data that could protect the healthcare facilities quot 39 yun naman ang objective natin ngayon na 39s our now should always be readyUot solante added there were 12066 individuals tested in 297 testing laboratories nationwide on may 9 to date