The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday backed the Department of Health's (DOH) warning that the country may experience another surge in COVID-19 infections by mid-May if the minimum public health standards (MPHS) are ignored.
The World Health Organization on Monday backed the Department of Health's warning that the country may experience another surge in COVID-19 infections by mid-May if the minimum public health standards are ignored.
“If we relax our guards, if we relax our defenses, then yes, it’s possible to get to those numbers,” he added.
Meanwhile, a 30% decrease in MPHS compliance might increase the cases further, possibly to as high as 300,000 over the same period. “Whether this social mixing and increased mobility during Easter will cause increasing cases depends on whether people wore masks and avoided crowds and poorly ventilated places. Also, whether we are testing enough people,” he said.
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