Despite GCQ, no one is still safe from coronavirus—Robredo
Published May 31, 2020 12:00 am
By Raymund Antonio
The public must still be on guard even after the government has relaxed the community quarantine because the fight against the novel coronavirus is not over.
Vice President Leni Robredo
(OVP / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was emphasized by opposition leader Vice President Leni Robredo in her Sunday radio show, “BISErbisyong Leni.” “Alalahanin ng lahat na kahit GCQ na, iyong virus nandiyan pa. Kahit GCQ (general community quarantine) na, wala pa ding bakuna. Kahit GCQ na, iyong immune system natin pareho (Let us remember even it is already GCQ, the virus is still there. We don’t have a vaccine yet and our immune system is the same),” she said on May 31. The vice president again urged people not be complacent on the eve of the transition of Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon to GCQ from modified enhanced community quarantine. Starting June 1, authorities will further ease quarantine measures in most parts of the country as they reopen more industries to jumpstart the economy. Under this form of quarantine, public transportation like taxis, point-to-point buses, and LRT and MRT trains will operate at a limited capacity for the first time in more than two months. Most of the country will shift to the even more relaxed modified GCQ (MGCQ) except for Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Davao City, Zamboanga City, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, and Pangasinan which will be placed under GCQ. But despite the relaxed protocols, Robredo said the public should not have a “false sense of safety.” The vice president reminded Filipinos to follow health precautions such as social distancing and mask-wearing in public to protect them from the deadly virus. “Iyong pag-iingat po, mas lalo dapat doblehin ngayon kasi mas maluwag na iyong regulations. Iyong circumstances po pareho pa din, kaya iyong pag-iingat na hinihingi sa atin, pareho pa din (Let us double the effort to stay safe because the regulations are less stringent. The circumstances are still the same, that’s why our request to everyone is also the same),” she said. While the quarantine will be downgraded, Robredo said the government should fast-track and expand mass testing to address the outbreak.
Vice President Leni Robredo(OVP / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This was emphasized by opposition leader Vice President Leni Robredo in her Sunday radio show, “BISErbisyong Leni.” “Alalahanin ng lahat na kahit GCQ na, iyong virus nandiyan pa. Kahit GCQ (general community quarantine) na, wala pa ding bakuna. Kahit GCQ na, iyong immune system natin pareho (Let us remember even it is already GCQ, the virus is still there. We don’t have a vaccine yet and our immune system is the same),” she said on May 31. The vice president again urged people not be complacent on the eve of the transition of Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon to GCQ from modified enhanced community quarantine. Starting June 1, authorities will further ease quarantine measures in most parts of the country as they reopen more industries to jumpstart the economy. Under this form of quarantine, public transportation like taxis, point-to-point buses, and LRT and MRT trains will operate at a limited capacity for the first time in more than two months. Most of the country will shift to the even more relaxed modified GCQ (MGCQ) except for Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Davao City, Zamboanga City, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, and Pangasinan which will be placed under GCQ. But despite the relaxed protocols, Robredo said the public should not have a “false sense of safety.” The vice president reminded Filipinos to follow health precautions such as social distancing and mask-wearing in public to protect them from the deadly virus. “Iyong pag-iingat po, mas lalo dapat doblehin ngayon kasi mas maluwag na iyong regulations. Iyong circumstances po pareho pa din, kaya iyong pag-iingat na hinihingi sa atin, pareho pa din (Let us double the effort to stay safe because the regulations are less stringent. The circumstances are still the same, that’s why our request to everyone is also the same),” she said. While the quarantine will be downgraded, Robredo said the government should fast-track and expand mass testing to address the outbreak.