Medical frontliners to gov’t: ‘Time-out,’ revert Metro Manila back to ECQ

Medical frontliners banded together to call on the government to place Metro Manila again under a period of ECQ from Aug 1 to 15. | khallareINQ

“We have seen a consistent rise in the number of infections and these, among other scenarios, prompts us to act now and act fast,” the PMA president said.general community quarantineThe Department of Health, meanwhile, reported on Friday that there were 4,063 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the country’s

“Ang gusto po naming iparating na ang health care natin ngayon, lalong lalo na po kaming mga frontliners, ay talagang napapagod na,” PCP vice president Dr. Marircar Limpin said. “Nakita po natin na mula nung July 30 na biglang bumulusok na naman ang number of cases ng COVID-19 dito sa Piipinas,” she added.“We are just asking for a time out,” Limpin said. “Two weeks lang ang hinihingi namin para makahinga kami at para makapag-isip po tayo para paano ba natin talaga mako-control ang [pag-spread] ng infection na ito.”

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