Kumpiyansa ang Department of Health (DOH) na sasadsad ng mas mababa pa sa 2,000 ang arawang kaso ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa bansa.

Para maabot ito, dapat maging kabahagi ang lahat sa mga gampanin, ani DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III.

“If we continue to do this, with consistency and cadence, I think we will be able to bring it down to even below 2,000 cases a day,” sabi ni Roque na naganap sa Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum nitong Miyekules, Nob. 3.

Sang-ayon din ang opisyal na ibaba sa Alert Level 2 ang Metro Manilasa ilalim ng ilang kondisyon.

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“Yes, of course. I do. But, provided that this is really a condition to strict compliance to minimum public health standards, avoidance of really large and crowded areas,” dagdag ni Duque.

Pinunto rin ni Duque ang kahalagahan ng agresibong mga hakbang ng mga lokal na pamahalaan laban sa pandemya.

“They were able to do the containment measure and are successful— and reflected by the fact that cases are going down. We have to have consistency,” sabi ng opisyal.

“I have been advising the LGUs that this is the time to do mopping up operations, When the cases are low, they should exert all effort to identify still ongoing transmission,”dagdag niya.

Muling pinaalalahanan ni Duque ang publiko na patuloy na sundin ang mga health protocol.

“We cannot just put our guards down by setting aside minimum public health standards,” ani Duque.

“We are all hopeful. We all join hands together in making sure that we achieve a merrier, a more lively, and meaningful Christmas,” dagdag niya.

Nitong Martes, nakapagtala ang DOH ng nasa 2,303 bagong kaso ng COVID-19—ang pinakamababang arawang tally sa nakalipas na walong buwan.

Analou de Vera