While she is hopeful about the country’s decreasing coronavirus cases, Vice President Leni Robredo said this should not be a reason for Filipinos to be complacent and they must continue to be vigilant against COVID-19.
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Robredo, in a Facebook post, said the people must maintain all the necessary precautionary measures and health protocols despite the improving COVID-19 situation.
These include wearing face masks and face shields, frequent hand washing, and maintaining physical distancing from each other in public places.
“While the numbers give us hope, this is no time to relax or be complacent,” the opposition leader said.
”Let us also pray fervently that all who are sick and those afflicted by the virus will get well soon and that our frontliners will be cloaked in the mantle of protection,” she added.
“Kaya natin ‘to (We can do this),” Robredo stressed.
The vice president issued a reminder to the public as the country has started to flatten the curve with the low number of COVID-19 cases’ reproduction number.
The latest Department of Health (DOH) data showed the reproduction number was below 0.9.
Robredo believed the current downward trend is the end result of the two-week modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) that was implemented in Metro Manila and nearby provinces last month.
“Our medical experts were right to demand for a two-week MECQ. We’re seeing the fruits of that now,” she said.