THE National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) was reminded to strictly enforce quarantine rules and be vigilant against social gatherings amid the threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
This as the OCTA Research Group warned the public against taking part in social gatherings amid the spike in cases of the more infectious variant of the coronavirus.
“I am directing police commanders to be more vigilant in preventing the occurrence of social gatherings, which may be considered super spreader events that could lead to a high transmission rate of COVID-19,” Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Guillermo Eleazar said.
Eleazar said the PNP would await the national government’s decision on the possible implementation of a “circuit-breaker” or a two-week lockdown in Metro Manila.
PGen. Eleazar, however, stressed that the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 and all its variants would only be more effective if the public would always be mindful of their own safety.
“Sa mahigit isang taong pakikipaglaban natin sa banta ng COVID-19, napakarami pa ring mga kababayan natin ang nasisita at nahuhuli dahil sa iba’t-ibang uri ng paglabag sa mga health safety protocols,” he said.
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has agreed with the recommendation to implement “circuit breakers” amid the local transmission of the Delta variant but said that it would still be tackled by the IATF.
So far, the Philippines has recorded a total of 119 cases of the Delta variant.