Nagbabala si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III noong Biyernes na posibleng matulad ang estado ng Covid-19 cases ng Pilipinas sa India – na lumagpas na sa 300,000 ang daily cases – kung lalabag ang mga Pilipino sa mininum health protocols.

“Pagka hindi tayo sumunod doon sa ating minimum health standards [at] if we do not intensify our COVID pandemic response like what has happened in India and also in some other countries where the second or third waves are being experienced, that is a big possibility,” paliwanag ng kalihim.

Dapat umanong matuto ang Pilipinas sa karanasan ng India at sa iba pang mga bansa.

Aniya, “We cannot dig our heads into the sand and make it appear that we’re doing okay all the time. There are ways to doing things better that’s why everyday you have to read, everyday you have to watch out for what’s happening. What are the best practices, what are the practices that are really worth avoiding…at the end of the day we just have to work together.”

Kasalukuyang tumataas ang death at infection rate ng India kung saan pumalo na sa higit 3,600 ang bilang ng mga namamatay kada araw bunsod ng Covid-19.

‘We are not helpless. We are not without the power to fight this. Simple interventions, face mask, face shields, physical distancing, proper ventilation, avoidance of people in superspreader events yung mga mass gathering lahat naman ito nandyan na,” dagdag pa nito.

Pansamantalang ipinagbawal ng bansa ang pagpasok ng mga biyahero galing India simula 0001H ng Abril 29, 2021 hanggang Mayo 14, 2021, ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.