If things go awry, coronavirus cases in the Philippines may reach up to 530,000 by the end of January, a group of experts warned Monday.
In an interview over dzMM, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David noted that there is “upward trend” of coronavirus infections.
“Last time we were under MECQ (modified enhanced community quarantine) nasa 4,000 cases a day tayo sa buong Philippines. Sa Metro Manila nasa 2,000 cases a day. Since then bumaba na ‘yung from 2,000. Ngayon nasa 400 cases per day tayo,” David said.
“Yung sinasabi ngang flattening the curve, totoo ‘yun kasi malaki ‘yung binaba natin from 2,000 to 400 over several months. Ngayon nagkaroon ng slight uptick sa Metro Manila nasa 400 to 500 cases per day pa rin naman tayo so medyo matagal pa tayo sa level ng MECQ,” David added.
David also mentioned Cebu Province, Davao, Isabela, and Cordillera Administrative Region as areas of concern due to an increase of COVID-19 infections during the past week.
“Yung 4,000 [cases daily] possible na ma-reach [ulit] ‘yan kung patuloy na tumaas ‘yung kaso, nagkakaroon kasi sya ng increase sa ibang region,” he added.
David also underscored the importance of contact tracing after the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant was detected in the country.
