PH ‘very careful’ to control spread of India’s COVID variant
THE Philippine government remains “very careful” to control the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant first detected in India.
This, after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the detection of India’s COVID-19 variant in the Philippines.
In a virtual presser, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured the public that the government is exhausting all efforts to contain the spread of the Indian variant.
“Matindi naman po ‘yung ating pagiingat. Ginagawa natin ang lahat para po mapigilan ang pagpasok ng variant na ito,” said Roque.
Roque said the country has not reported community transmission of the new variant from India.
Despite the detection of the Indian variant in the country, Roque said the government would continue to prioritize the country’s “total health,” Roque said.
“We are aiming for total health. Alam po natin na habang nakasarado ang ating ekonomiya, marami po talagang nahihirapan, maraming nagugutom,” he said.
Roque said the government aims to improve the country’s healthcare capacity and healthcare facilities rather than order the temporary shutdown of some businesses in the country amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Ito rin po ang dahilan kung bakit pinapataas po natin ang health care capacity at patuloy po nating patataasin iyan kasi whether or not there is a new Indian variant, mas mura po para sa ating bansa na mag-invest sa healthcare facilities kaysa isarado po ang ating ekonomiya,” he said. Philippine News Agency
