Duterte Extends CORONAVIRUS Curbs In Capital Region And Adjacent Provinces

It cannot be denied that the whole world is now facing an extreme crisis which is making it difficult for people to live as that has affected their financial need. Livelihood is affected. The COVID-19 coronavirus is now the concern and resentment of the people as it can cause harm to the people. This virus can be fatal if it attaches to the human body causing as it’s a biggest fear of people. President of each country has to look out for this matter and of course it really matters to them and solve out of that crisis.

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Every President in every country has that implemented law that will definitely be enforced to limit the number of those affected by the virus. In the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has extended a strict lockdown in the national capital region and adjacent provinces by at least one week to try to contain a renewed surge in coronavirus infections, his spokesman said on Saturday. Philippines, which has the second-highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, reported 12,576 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, More than 784,000, including over 13,400 deaths.

Putting further strain on the healthcare system will extend a coronavirus lockdown of more than 24 million people, an official said Saturday, as it deploys tents and health workers to overwhelmed hospitals in the capital where cases are surging. People in Metro Manila - the national capital region - and four neighboring provinces will have to stay home for another week unless they are essential workers, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said. More contagious variants of the virus and poor compliance with health protocols have been blamed for the surge in recent weeks. "We call on local governments to tighten enforcement of our quarantine measures and confront people who fail to follow minimum health standards," Roque said. 

Independent research group OCTA said the week-long enhanced community quarantine imposed on March 29 was showing signs of slowing the spread of the virus, "but we're not there yet". The spike has swamped many hospitals, with reports of people driving for hours around the sprawling capital looking for a facility that can treat their sick loved ones. To boost capacity, the health department said modular tents were being delivered to hospitals across Metro Manila with the help of the World Health Organization and the UN children fund UNICEF. 

Volunteer health workers from other regions with few cases of virus transmission will be deployed in the capital region next week, it added. Under restrictions affecting the fifth affecting a fifth of the country's population, church services and other mass gatherings are banned and a 6:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew is in force. Supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential businesses are allowed to operate, and outdoor exercise is permitted. 

The previous lock-down in recent months has destroyed and paralyzed the economy. Cost millions of jobs and left many households hungry. The slow response to vaccines and poor surveillance has given that criticism to the government of President Rodrigo Duterte, which has been accused of exacerbating the pandemic response. As of Thursday, 760,938 health workers had received their first dose, the health department said. The government said previously it aims to finish inoculating 1.7 million health workers by mid-April. "Those who can take the vaccine must have themselves vaccinated now," Roque said.