The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases is set to discuss the possibility of de-escalating parts of the country to Alert Level 0, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Thursday.
In a “Laging Handa” briefing, the health chief said the task force would study the metrics to be implemented under Alert Level 0.
“Iyong mga tanong, halimbawa, sa Alert Level 0, puwede na bang magtanggal ng mask? Puwede na bang huwag … sumunod sa hand hygiene? O iyong mga ventilations, supisyente ba ‘no? So maraming mga tanong pang kinakailangang sagutin,” Duque said,
“Pinag-aaralan na ito ng ating mga expert panel, ang technical advisory group natin, lahat pinag-aaralan ito, at magbibigay ng rekomendasyon sa ating IATF sa mga darating na araw,” he added.
Alert Level 0 is considered by health experts as the “new normal.”
The country’s current alert levels will expire on March 15.
The government’s latest set of alert levels had Metro Manila and 38 other areas under Alert Level 1.
“So far, so good naman iyong ating Alert Level 1. At kahit na nag-maximum 100-percent capacity na ang mga establisyemento, patuloy naman na bumababa ang ating mga kaso,” Duque said.
The Philippines has 48,793 active Covid-19 cases as of March 6. John Ezekiel J. Hirro