一部議員は外出制限緩和に否定的

上院議員のゴー氏は先週２２日に発表されたMGCQ下の地域での外出制限が６５歳以上１０歳未満に引き下げられたことに対して否定的な意見を述べています。

またゴー氏は上院保健・人口統計委員長の立場から、まだリスクは除外されていないため子どもたちの外出を控えさせるべきであり、制限の緩和はあまりにも早すぎる判断だと述べ、フィリピン人１人１人の命と福祉をもっと考慮すべきだと語りました。

DOHからの報告書によると国内で新たに観測された変異体感染者１６人の内、３人は未成年者であり、最年少で５歳だったことも懸念の要因の１つとなっているようです。

フィリピン国内でも徐々に変異体の観測が増えており、一時期は変異体の侵入を瀬戸際で防いだかと思われていましたが、警戒網をすり抜け猛威を振るい始めています。
見つけた時にはもう遅いというのは、本当ですね。

変異体の感染者が増加している今、経済回復も重要ですがゴー氏が語るようにワクチンを待つべきなのかもしれません。

フィリピンがどちらに舵をきるのかによって一体どのような結末になるのでしょうか。

以下、MANILA BULLETINより抜粋

Go urges IATF to review eased age restrictions

Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to review and reconsider its decision to relax age restrictions in areas still under the modified general community quarantine or MGCQ.

Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, issued the statement after the IATF said it will allow children aged 10- to 14-years-old to go out beginning Feb. 1.

“I am appealing to the IATF to review and reconsider its recent decision to relax age restrictions in MGCQ areas which will allow children aged 10 to 14-years-old to go out beginning Feb. 1,” Go said in a statement.

“Huwag muna tayo magkumpiyansa, lalo na pagdating sa kalusugan ng mga kabataan dahil delikado pa po. Responsibilidad nating proteksyunan sila. Sa lahat ng desisyon natin, isaalang-alang natin palagi ang buhay at kapakanan ng bawat Pilipino (Let’s not be complacent especially when it comes to the health of our youth because it is still dangerous. It is our responsibility to protect them. In all our decisions, let us consider the life and welfare of each Filipino),” the senator stressed.

Go said the IATF should be more careful following the reported new cases of the COVID-19 UK variant spreading in Mountain Province.

“Kung hindi naman po kailangan, huwag munang payagang lumabas ng bahay ang mga bata dahil delikado pa po ang sitwasyon. Hilaw pa at maaga pa para luwagan (If there’s no need, let’s not allow the children to leave their homes because the situation is still risky. It’s too early to decide to relax the rules),” he said.

“Bakit naman tayo magmamadali, eh hindi pa nga nakapag-umpisang magbakuna? Kung magluluwag tayo ng patakaran ngayon, tapos tataas naman ang kaso, mas mahihirapan po tayo (Why are we in a hurry when we haven’t even started any vaccination? If we are going to relax the restrictions at this point, and the cases suddenly surged, we would all have a hard time dealing with it),” the senator reiterated.