MANILA, Philippines — While jokes abound on social media about a new generation of “coronials” or “baby zoomers” being conceived during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, a reproductive
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Monday said the government should begin distributing condoms and other contraceptives to couples who have no plans to procreate during the Luzon lockdown.
He urged the government to “continue discharging its mandate of extending free reproductive health supplies and services to acceptors from the marginalized sectors.” “COVID is very likely to reduce births in the near term and perhaps by a quite considerable amount,” wrote researcher Lyman Stone.
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