It is good to know that there is no shortage of medicines for flu-like symptoms. Yes, despite the widespread rumors that drugstores have run out of meds applicable to symptoms associated with COVID-19.
Still, there is need by the police and other agencies to intensify monitoring of activities to check that indeed there is enough supply if only to be sure that unscrupulous businessmen will not take advantage of the situation.
On the other hand, the Philippine National Police must continue to be vigilant in enforcing compliance of health protocols because we all know that defiance of simple health protocols is the culprit behind the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases nationwide immediately after the Yuletide season.
Another matter that enforcers should not be complacent about is the imposition of quarantine requirements on passengers and tourists coming from abroad like what the Filipina who came from the United States who violated quarantine regulations by skipping a mandatory five-day isolation. As a result a number of people she interacted with were later found infected with the virus. More “poblacion girls” and their accomplices should be charged in court in order to deliver the message that the authorities mean business.
