Localized lockdowns possible if cases increase mid-May: NTF
Dr. Ted Herbosa (Screengrab from RTVM/PCOO) MANILA - The government would resort to localized lockdowns should there be an increase in Covid-19 cases after the May 9 elections, an adviser of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) said Wednesday. In a televised Laging Handa public briefing, Dr. Ted Herbosa said the country already knew how to respond to the threats of Covid-19 and this can be gleaned from the past two years. "Ibig sabihin nun ay maliit na lugar lamang, kung talagang napakataas ng antas ng new cases sa isang barangay, yun lang ang ating ila-lockdown (That means the ...