(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Philippine epidemic slows down, Manila’s alert status is downgraded
China News Agency, Manila, October 18 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Metro Manila Regional Police Station in the Philippine capital announced on the 18th that the alert status of the entire region will be reduced from level 4 to level 3 starting on the 16th, and people in the area can move freely. At the same time, the police deployed police forces to accurately block 83 epidemic areas, striving to balance socioeconomic recovery and precise epidemic prevention.
The records of the Philippine National Police show that during the first weekend of Level 3 security in Metro Manila, people flooded into churches, major shopping malls, Manila Bay White Beach and Rizal Park, during which a total of 19,014 people violated the minimum public health standards. And curfew time.
In order to avoid a sharp increase in new crown cases and ensure that people comply with the epidemic prevention regulations, the Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar issued an order on the 18th, requiring police districts to negotiate with local governments on how to deploy in public places and recreational areas. More police force.
On October 16, after the Manila area was downgraded to Level 3 for epidemic prevention, some institutions were allowed to operate with 30% indoor venues and 50% outdoor venues when all employees were vaccinated; churches, restaurants, and personal care businesses were allowed Wait for 30% of the indoor capacity to serve fully vaccinated people, and 50% of the outdoor capacity to serve all types of people who have not been vaccinated; cinemas are allowed to reopen, but there must be a seat between the audience.
The large-scale vaccination is an important reason for the slowdown of the epidemic in the Philippines and the reduction of alert levels in Manila. As of October 15, the total number of vaccinations in the Philippines has exceeded 51 million doses, of which more than 70% of the population in Metro Manila have been vaccinated.
According to data from the Philippine Ministry of Health on the 18th, the number of newly diagnosed cases in the country in a single day has been less than 7,000 for two consecutive days, and the number of newly confirmed cases on that day was 6,943; because the number of deaths from the new crown was less than 100 for two consecutive days, and 86 people on that day. This is the lowest since August. (over)
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