Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., National Task Force COVID-19 chief implementer, said Sunday night that a “selective quarantine” is possible if the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is successful. | NAMercadoINQ
Galvez also said the imposition of the Luzon-wide quarantine has helped in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon under enhanced community quarantine since March in a bid to control the transmission of the deadly respiratory illness. The lockdown was supposed to end by April 13, but the Chief Executive extended it until April 30. Under the enhanced community quarantine, “strict home quarantine shall be implemented in all households; transportation shall be suspended; provision for food and essential services shall be regulated; and heightened presence of uniformed personnel to enforce quarantine procedures will be implemented.”Likewise, Galvez underscored the importance of aggressive and targeted testing and contract tracing.
“Ang aggressive o ‘yung targeted testing and contact tracing will be our game-changer. Kapag natapos natin ang large-scale na testing sa mga priority testing areas sa National Capital Region ay ma-sa-satisfy na natin ang implementation ng ating istratehiya—detect, isolate, and treat the patients,” Galvez said.“Hindi tayo makaaahon sa enhanced community hanggang hindi tayo magkakaroon ng targeted testing ,” he added.
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