From September 25 to 30, the country’s positivity rate was at 15.2 percent, three times higher than the 5-percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization (WHO). READ:
From September 25 to 30, the country’s positivity rate was at 15.2 percent, three times higher than the 5-percent benchmark set by the World Health Organization .“I’m hopeful that the surge in cases will go down eventually. But it would also really [require] that as individuals, we realize that what we do as citizens is more important than any government program in the fight against COVID,” Professor Ranjit Rye of OCTA Research Group said in an interview on ANC.
This, as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has again allowed standing passengers inside public utility vehicles. “They’re actually quite necessary now especially since we have a new ruling on public transportation. We have public transportation where more people can come in. These are situations where we need to wear a mask – the high-risk situation… The risk of getting sick is quite high,” he said.
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