This is not the time to let our guard down, nor is it the time for the people to succumb to quarantine fatigue. A warning issued this warning as we stressed the need to continue to be vigilant against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
There was also a shortfall on the expected number of COVID-19 vaccines in March, while the reproduction number in Metro Manila might go down to less than one in three weeks.
These as health workers staged a protest at the Department of Health (DOH) to condemn the non-payment of benefits promised them at the height of the pandemic.
These are among the top stories this Wednesday afternoon, September 1, 2021.
Health workers from different public and private hospitals in Metro Manila march on Rizal Avenue in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, on their way to the Department of Health (DOH) national office to stage a ‘National Day of Protest’. They condemned the DOH and the Duterte government over the non-payment of benefits promised them during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Ali Vicoy)
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