Dengue at the time of COVID-19 in the Philippines
10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.2.015
- Author:
Xerxes Tesoro Seposo
1
Author Information
1. School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
2021;12(2):38-39
- CountryWHO-WPRO
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Cases of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have been increasing since the virus emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. As of 13 March 2021, confirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 119 million infected individuals across 188 countries, with more than 2.6 million recorded deaths.1 National health systems have attempted to contain the pandemic through control measures such as community quarantine and isolation. In the Philippines, an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) took effect on 15 March 2020 in an effort to flatten the epidemic curve.2 ECQ involves placing stringent limitations on people’s mobility and strict regulations on various industry operations, all of which are enforced by uniformed personnel.3 In spite of the ECQ, active infections have been steadily increasing in the country, at 611 618 total cases and 12 694 deaths as of 13 March 2021.1
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