PH response vs. Covid-19 ‘major game-changer,’ Galvez says By Lade Jean Kabagani
The country’s efforts to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and mitigate the impact of the pandemic is a major gamechanger, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Policy Against National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and Presidential Covid-19, said Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screengrabbed from Monday. RTVM) “Through these measures [minimum health standards], we have limited the ability of the virus to spread and prevented more local transmission from happening,” Galvez, also the presidential peace adviser, said in a virtual presser.
of how fast a single case can infect others. “Ang ibig pong sabihin nito, napapabagal na natin ang pagkalat ng mga sakit, habang binibigyan natin ng pagkakataon ang ating healthcare system na pagalingin ang mga pasyente (This means, we are slowing down the spread of the disease, while we are giving our healthcare system the opportunity to treat more patients),” Galvez said.
According to the experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) OCTA Research Team, the country is starting to flatten the Covid-19 curve, with the continuous downward trend in the number of reported cases and the decrease in r-naught—an indicator
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