Gov’t out to flatten Covid-19 curve this month: Lorenzana By Priam Nepomuceno
The government is determined to flatten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) curve this September, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday. Lorenzana, also chair of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, made the statement during a Coordinated Operations to Defeat National Task Force Against Covid-19 chairman and Epidemic (CODE) team visit in Caloocan Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) City on Saturday. Lorenzana also participated in the ceremonial turnover of “Mask para “Our goal this month is to flatten sa Masa” for families in the locality, the curve, or it is even better if we can and distribution of personal protective decrease the curve so that we can go to equipment (PPE) sets and hygiene kits. MGCQ (Modified General Community Quarantine) after September where The visiting CODE Team was people’s lives are a little bit better,” composed of representatives from NTFLorenzana said. member agencies led by Lorenzana, Department of Agriculture Secretary To flatten the curb, he said the William D. Dar, and Department of local government units, especially the Health Undersecretary Gerardo V. barangay (villages), must work closely Bayugo. with the national government which can provide the resources needed to Meanwhile, Caloocan City was implement the prescribed quarantine led by its local chief executive, Mayor and bio-safety protocols. Oscar Malapitan. “The front-liners are our barangay officials who implement quarantine protocols, wearing of face masks, social distancing, sanitation, and other things that we need to do,” he said in a statement.
“Mask Para sa Masa” is a face mask distribution project of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte which aims to provide 30 million locally-manufactured washable face masks to poor families in Covid-19 high-risk areas. (PNA) September 5-11, 2020 |
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