China Corona Virus Outbreak

[xwangbu]

if i were confined in a solo hospital room with aircon, internet + computer, a cellphone, a ref and decent food, all for free, for 14 days,
why would i want to escape?

doc this what we (jokingly) suspect the reason why there are so many cases of workers getting infected here in SG: me allowance ka na. me good accommodation pa. take note this is until yo get well..not just 14 days.

[BlancNoir]

Fake news daw yan

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mag dilang anghel ka. sana fake yan!

Anyhow, the show is postponed. logtu na ata si PRRD.

[Devastator]

According to Inquirer's FB page the announcement will be made tomorrow at 8 a.m.

[_Cathy_]

mag dilang anghel ka. sana fake yan!

Anyhow, the show is postponed. logtu na ata si PRRD.

Malaki chance na extended ecq NCR, Laguna at Cebu pero baka mag aklas na tao pag June 15

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[glenn_duke]

There is news na extended daw ECQ sa NCR, Laguna and Cebu. I wonder when psycho will announce it.

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Dami kasing pasaway, kaya damay na lahat.

[Yatta]

From the Late Night Show to Unang Hirit!

Duterte's televised address amid COVID-19 aired Tuesday, says Palace | News | GMA News Online

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[Devastator]

From the Late Night Show to Unang Hirit!

Duterte's televised address amid COVID-19 aired Tuesday, says Palace | News | GMA News Online

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Yung gigising ng maaga dapat almusal na bago ipalabas yung taped address para di mawalan ng ganang kumain.

[BlancNoir]

Yung gigising ng maaga dapat almusal na bago ipalabas yung taped address para di mawalan ng ganang kumain.

or pwede kang uminom magdamag, para may amats ka pa habang pinapanood mo nang magkaintindihan kayo ni presidente.

[Devastator]

or pwede kang uminom magdamag, para may amats ka pa habang pinapanood mo nang magkaintindihan kayo ni presidente.

Brrrrt Brrrrt Brrrrtt

[BratPAQ]

Mukhang ang NCR at Laguna at ECQ pa rin pero Cavite eh GCQ na. Pero ang labo ni Remulla, pwede lang lumabas eh may quarantine pass at mag ta trabaho, alam ko hindi na kailangan ng quarantine pass sa GCQ. How can they tell kung papunta trabaho yung tao? At napapa gitnaan ang Cavite ng Laguna at NCR.

Jonvic Remulla - GCQ ep. 1

Nilahad na kahapon ng... | Facebook

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[_Cathy_]

Pinangunahan na ni Remulla yung announcement ni Psycho hehe

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[tsupermario]

The great debate on whether it is time to end or ease up on the strict lockdown measures hinges on today’s catchphrase: flattening the curve.

A country is flattening the curve when it has reduced the number of new COVID-19 cases from one day to the next, according to the Johns Hopkins University. When a country has fewer cases today than yesterday, that country is flattening the curve.

Are we there yet?

Epidemiologist Dr. John Wong, a member of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ subtechnical working group on data analytics, raised hopes last week when he said that data from 10 to 14 days ago showed that it was now taking a longer time for the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths to double, an indication of flattening the curve.

On the average, it’s been taking 4.6 days for cases to double, longer than the 2.5 days before the lockdown on March 17. Likewise, a slowdown in deaths has been observed: From four days prior to the lockdown, the average mortality doubling time is now at 5.7 days. But Metro Manila’s doubling time for cases and deaths is shorter than the rest of the country, at 5.8 days for cases and 5.6 days for mortality.

Based on these numbers, Wong said there was already an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the country. “We already saw that the curve had already flattened. If there are no significant changes, the flattening will continue, meaning, we will have very few additional cases.”

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire affirmed this, saying that apart from the slower case and mortality doubling time, the drop in “positivity rate’’ is another indicator that the country has flattened the curve.

Vergeire noted that as of May 6, among the 131,786 individuals tested for the virus, 13,405 returned positive, or a positivity rate of 10 percent. This, she said, was lower than April 6, when 4,144 out of 24,755 unique tests or 17 percent came back positive.

The single biggest argument against the assertion that the Philippines has flattened the curve is the dismally low number of testing that has been done nearly two months since the lockdown. As of May 7, the 151,080 total tests conducted out of Metro Manila’s 12.8 million residents and the entire country’s 109.5 million population certainly do not show the complete picture of the COVID-19 infection in the country.

The DOH has been working to achieve 30,000 tests per day, but as of the end of April, it has failed to meet its target of 8,000 tests per day — a failure that Malacañang has admitted. Moreover, testing has been done mostly on people with symptoms, vulnerable individuals with preexisting health problems, and infected health workers. But global data indicate that three out of 10 people who tested positive of the virus did not show symptoms of the disease. Exactly how many in our communities are walking COVID-19 carriers remains unknown.

Compared to other countries, the Philippines is lagging behind in testing with 1,379 tests per one million, significantly lower than Vietnam’s 2,681 tests per one million, Thailand’s 3,264, and South Korea’s 12,773.

Are we there yet? | Inquirer Opinion

[Dr. Strange]

We cannot guarantee a covid free nation as long there is no vaccine. If this ECQ will continue for two weeks lots of people will suffer.

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[tsupermario]

The mayors were divided on what to do since there is no perfect solution that satisfies economic and health concerns. Actually, government’s mishandling of the crisis at the start is at the root of our present problems. A good observation was made in a Viber Group I am with:

“The mass quarantine should have bought us time to expand targeted quarantine – isolate, trace, test, isolate again. No home quarantine, only facility based. If it costs P10 billion, still cheaper than even a day of lockdown in NCR. Instead the authorities dithered and hoped mass quarantine will do it. So mistaken.”

Rep. Joey Salceda, who called for the lockdown last March, is also now tired of more lockdowns. Rep. Joey said he “has studied twice, thrice, and so many times” essential data on the crisis.

Rep. Joey now thinks we are “more than ready” to face the consequences of easing quarantine protocols after May 15. He is saying a lockdown will now be a cure worse than the risk of the disease.

Rep. Joey also wants the NTF to continue and increase testing, tracing, and treatment - achieve 8k/day by May 15 and 30k/day by May 30. Our hospitals must also remain prepared for surges, acquire ventilators for areas where infection waves remain likely, and must stockpile enough PPEs to protect health care workers.

Salceda is not saying anything new. Check out Vietnam. They are winning their fight against COVID-19 with just 288 cases and zero deaths. It is “poorer” than the Philippines in terms of GDP per capita. ($2566.60 for Vietnam; $3102.71 for the Philippines as of 2018).

The secrets to Vietnam’s success 1. Quick action. 2. Mass testing. 3. Effective quarantine. Like Vietnam, we started with three test centers in February. We now have around 20 to Vietnam’s 120.

Our failure on testing is largely Sec Duque’s. He didn’t prepare for it, so he had to justify his mistake by insisting testing isn’t a priority.

We only had 5,000 test kits and only RITM processing most of the tests for weeks. Duque’s failure made us waste almost two months of economic paralysis in a lockdown.

Again, let us be clear that there are two kinds of tests needed for two different reasons. The so-called gold standard test is what doctors need to treat a patient.

The other, rapid mass testing, is for knowing how badly the virus has infected the population and where the clusters of infection are. Knowing that, we can plan to revive the economy.

The President realized the failure of Duque. But instead of replacing him, he appointed Vince Dizon as some kind of a “testing czar.” Vince will surely deliver.

Close, open, close pa rin? | Philstar.com

[BratPAQ]

Sana pag may extension, they will also discuss the plan. Bakit may extension, kasi will going to do this and that, this is our target. Nakaka frustrate lang puro extend walang pinahahayag na plano. Puro relief goods at SAP.

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[_Cathy_]

Wala naman sinabi si psycho if extended. Nag kwento lang about NPA at nagpasalamat sa mga Chinese companies including tiktok. WTF?!?!

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[sean-archer]

I thought may hinihintay tayong announcement.

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[111prez]

Totally useless DU30 aired press conference

[shadow]

What the **** was that!?


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[Deestone]

What happened to the announcement of duterte today 8am? It was announce last night and just played today.