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File March 09, 2021 AS CASES of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) are again rising and healthcare utilization rates are increasing, President Rodrigo Duterte reminded the nation to comply with the minimum public health standards.
Wear a face mask. Clean your hands. Observe physical distancing.
The President issued these reminders during a televised public address with some Cabinet members Monday, March 8, 2021.
“Social distancing means to say umiwas ka. Then mask, importante ‘yan. Mask, importante talaga. Mabilis makuha mo pagka eh humihinga ka,” he said.
“And maghugas ka ng kamay o kaya magbili ka ng maraming alcohol. Hindi naman isang dalawang drops lang, patay na ang germs diyan. It’s not so expensive and it’s not something which is consumable sa madaling panahon,” he added.
SunStar Group notes ‘deteriorating compliance’ to health protocols
CEBU. In this photo taken in August 2020, a law enforcer carries a one-meter-long stick to enforce physical distancing of at least one meter between two people in public. (SunStar Cebu)
+ March 03, 2021 A UNIVERSITY professor who is part of the Octa Research on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, noted a “deteriorating compliance” to minimum public health standards.
Octa research fellow Ranjit Rye said their nationwide surveys showed that while most respondents wear face masks, only a few wear face shields and practice physical distancing.
“While most people practice the minimum health standards, they don’t practice it everyday. In fact, majority of people wear face masks (but) the number goes down as we talk about face shields and social distancing,” he said in a virtual forum.