
“In the face of a continued increase in the number of cases, we call on everyone, especially our local leaders and governments, to intensify PDITR (prevent, detect, isolate, treat, and reintegrate) strategies. Bringing down the lead time of detection of symptoms to isolation to five days and containing localized spikes of cases is crucial in our response,” Vergeire said in Filipino.

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