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Amid stricter quarantine protocols to stem the surge in COVID-19 infections, Cavite provincial police accosted 65 quarantine violators in the province on Thursday, March 11.
The individuals were accosted by the police for violating curfew hours and for not wearing masks. Violators will either pay a fine or do community service.
In a statement released on Wednesday, March 10, Philippine National Police Chief General Debold Sinas said they already reiterated their instructions to police units to strengthen existing police power in implementing health protocols.
Meanwhile, PNP spokesperson Ildebrandi Usana also said in an interview with Teleradyo that the police will discuss with local government units how they can strengthen enforcement of existing quarantine protocols.
“So we will have to discuss this thoroughly with our local government executives…paano po mag-responde base sa mga kailangang isagawa pagdating sa paghihigpit with regard to, among others: checkpoints, doon sa mga crowded areas, age requirements and ‘yung pagsusuot ng face shield, face mask,” Usana said.
(So we will have to discuss this thoroughly with our local government executives…how to respond based on the things that need to be implemented when it comes to stricter rules on checkpoints, in crowded areas, age requirements, and wearing of face shields and face masks.)
The OCTA Research team had recently warned that if the surge is not managed, the Philippines might have 6,000 new COVID-19 cases daily by March 31.
Also, data from the Department of Health analyzed by Rappler showed a quick increase in the number of hospital admissions in the last two weeks from February 21 to March 6. – with reports from Sofia Tomacruz/ Rappler.com
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