MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has slowed down the spread of the new coronavirus, but it is not anything to be excited about, a University of the Philippines (UP) researcher said on
In a television interview, Dr. Guido David of the UP OCTA Research team said the local reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, had gone down to less than 1 percent.
Another indication of the slowdown is the decrease in the positivity rate, he said. “We were averaging more than 4,000 cases in mid to late August, and now we’re averaging about 3,000.”“It doesn’t mean our problem is solved. It doesn’t mean the pandemic is over,” he said. “The virus is still here. We’re still getting around 3,000 cases per day, and we have to sustain our momentum. So we have to keep doing the right things and not falter.
On the recommendation of the Metro mayors, President Duterte has placed the metropolis under general community quarantine up to Sept. 30.
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