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Nardo Samson posing with granddaughter Kiara Bautista, May 2017. Jan Daniel Belmonte Eighty-year-old Nardo Samson, a retired policeman, lay dying in the back of a makeshift ambulance. It was nearly Easter. A surge in coronavirus cases triggered yet another lockdown in the capital Manila, where a confusing patchwork of quarantines to contain the virus persists. His family s race to save him is part of a larger tableau of the pandemic in the Philippines. Relatives desperate to save a critically ill loved one are left to fend for themselves as recriminations rise against the government s handling of the public health crisis, which has resulted in over one million cases of COVID-19. ....
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The call for Filipinos to wear face masks at their own residences to help prevent the spike of the COVID-19 cases in the country prompted social media to weigh its merits and perceived drawbacks. The health department earlier this week said that minimum health protocols should be followed in households, especially those with family members who are vulnerable to the virus such as the elderly and those with comorbidities. “Hindi lang sa public places o workplaces,” Dr. Althea de Guzman, DOH’s epidemiology bureau chief, said in a public briefing on Monday. “Pero kinakailangan talaga kahit sa bahay, lalo na ‘pag may kasama tayong matanda o may ibang sakit tulad ng hypertension o diabetes,” she added. ....
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Alethea de Guzman has renewed calls of wearing face masks at home, especially in household with elderly members and those with comorbidity. “Kung matatandaan natin, last year nung ni-launch natin ang ‘Bida Solusyon,’ ini-encourage na talaga natin ang ating mga communities na kahit sa bahay ay mag mask na po talaga (If we remember, last year when we launched ‘Bida Solusyon,’ we really encouraged our communities to wear masks even at home),” de Guzman said during a televised press briefing on Monday, March 15. “Lalo na po kung merong mga elderly, may mga comorbidity po tayong kasama sa bahay, higit na mahalaga yung pagsusuot ng mask sa loob po ng ating mga tahanan (Especially if there are elderly, and members with comorbidity at home, it is more important to wear a mask inside our homes),” she added. ....