(Fighting new crown pneumonia) Philippine 3 children infected with variant virus Duterte withdraws decision to allow minors to go out
China News Agency, Manila, January 26 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) On January 26 local time, the Philippine Presidential Spokesperson Harry Rock said that because the Philippines has found three children under the age of 10 infected with the variant new crown virus, President Duterte Decided to withdraw the decision to allow minors to go out on February 1.
On the night of January 25, Duterte held a meeting with the core members of the Philippine Interagency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in Davao City and stated that the country has detected cases of the new coronavirus variant, and the variant is easy Infect children, so children should stay indoors.
Duterte said that this move may not be welcomed by parents and children, but while the country is waiting for the vaccine to be launched, sacrifices must be made in order to protect public health. He once again called on the public to strictly abide by the government's health protocols.
IATF-EID previously decided that starting February 1, in the revised General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) area, minors 10 years and older will be allowed to enter public places.
On January 23, the Philippine Ministry of Health notified that the country had confirmed 17 patients with a variant of the new coronavirus.
Among the 12 patients in Bontoc, Mountain Province, 3 were children, aged 5, 6 and 10 years old.
According to data from the Philippine Ministry of Health on January 26, the country has a total of 516,166 confirmed cases of new coronavirus patients, 10,386 deaths, and 475,423 recoveries.
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