We are again under severe threat of Covid-19 infection and worse, it only just began.
Yesterday, a doctor intimated to Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio that they have made a forecast for the surge of Covid-19 cases in Davao City that will last until the middle of March this year.
As at this moment, Davao City has a total of 6,899 active cases and the number is expected to rise in the coming days. After two weeks of the most recent surge, Davao City has total active cases numbering at 6,899 occupying a total of 899 beds from the 2,606-bed capacity of quarantine and isolation facilities.
That’s very concerning.
Omicron is a variant that is said to infect faster which could result to more people getting infected. The most vulnerable are the non-vaccinated and those who ignore health protocols.
It starts from the most basic, simple and small things that people tend to either inadvertently forget or voluntarily ignore. Things like wearing masks, hand sanitizing and social distancing. The most glaring one discovered by the city government is ignoring the DQR code scanning which is the contact tracing system of the city. No less than Mayor Sara noted that the DQR code is no longer religiously followed and people just go past scanning stations. Without an effective tracing system, the city cannot efficiently reveal exposure sites and clusters thereby compounding the situation. Instead of averting further infection, we are helpless in stopping the spread.
It’s the simple things people ignore. Small things with big impact.
