Gov't preparing for 'new normal' amid COVID-19 —DOH

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The Philippine government is now preparing for Alert Level 1 and the eventual transition of the COVID-19 pandemic to endemic state, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.

In a media briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Alert Level 1 would be the country's "new normal."

Vergeire said under the new normal, restrictions will be very specific or will only be implemented in areas with high risk of infection, while the capacity limit in establishments, whether indoor or outdoor, and in transportation will be removed.“We still follow the minimum public health standard, we still do masking, we still do hugas, iwas sa matataong lugar, physical distancing, and most importantly, of course, ventilation, air flow,” Vergeire added.

For his part, Dr. Edsel Salvana of the DOH-Technical Advisory Group said the easing of the rule regarding face mask would be done gradually. “We are now preparing and transitioning if and when dumating po ang punto na ‘yan, handa na po tayo diyan. So we are now having this transition and planning towards ano ba ‘yung dapat na new normal dito sa ating bansa,” she said.amid calls to shift from pandemic to endemic.

At present, Vergeire reiterated that the National Capital Region remains at moderate risk for COVID-19, different from the low-risk classification of independent monitoring group OCTA Research.

 

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