The Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public to cooperate and strictly observe the public health standards following the threat of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
In a statement, PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar warned against the situation in India due to the Delta variant.
“Lahat tayo ay naging saksi sa mga naganap sa India at hindi natin gugustuhin na mangyari ang pananalasa ng COVID-19 sa ating bansa, lalo pa’t may mga kumpirmadong kaso at may mga namatay na nga sa ating bansa dahil sa Delta variant,” he said.
He emphasized that the safety of the country lies in the hands of each Filipinos, urging them to follow the minimum health standards set by the national government.
“Subalit nananatiling nasa kamay ng bawat Pilipino ang kaligtasan ng ating bansa, ang kailangan lamang ay manatiling sumunod sa mga alituntuning ipinapatupad ng ating pamahalaan para sa proteksyon ng bawat isa,” he said.
Eleazar assured that the PNP is ready should President Duterte decide to implement stricter quarantine measures due to the threat of the more transmissible variant.
“Sa panig ng inyong PNP, patuloy ang aming mga preparasyon para sa mga worst case scenario kaya kami ay nanawagan ng kooperasyon at pagtutulungan ng bawat Pilipino upang tayo ay magtagumpay na kontrolin at talunin ang COVID-19, regardless kung anong variant ito,” he added.
The PNP Chief reported that he has tasked all police offices and units to “coordinate closely with their respective local government units (LGUs)” to come up with stringent measures to curb the spread of the variant.
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