Medical experts seek increase of public transport under strict health measures to revitalize economy
The group, led by former Health Secretary Dr. Manuel Dayrit and the University of the Philippines-Manila College of Public Health Dean Dr. Vicente Belizario Jr., has submitted their recommendations to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases .
“While the efforts of the IATF, the Department of Health , and the One Hospital Command to address the COVID-19 pandemic have successfully increased and improved current hospital capacity, there is now an urgent need to revitalize our country,” the group said in a position paper. “We believe that the combination of these measures will be amongst the most comprehensive in the world, based on our consultation with international experts. By imposing these strict measures, we believe we can gradually relax social distancing rules, in order to double or even triple our current public transport capacity, without compromising public health,” the group said.
The health experts said regarding the recommendation by the World Health Organization of “at least 1 meter distance from other passengers when purchasing tickets, waiting to board public transport, and moving around public transport stations,” it allows for adjustments based on context.
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