“New normal” roadmap ng bansa planong gawin na ng mga agency at tapusin ngayong Marso

Planong tapusin ng mga officials ang “new normal” roadmap ng Pilipinas sa susunod na buwan upang maaari na tayong makapagsimula na mamuhay kasama ang COVID-19.

Ayon kay Presidential adviser for COVID-19 response Vince Dizon, magsisimula nang gumawa ng new normal roadmap ang mga agencies ngayong buwan.

“With our increased vaccination and also the new variant that has come up that is milder than Delta, we feel that it is now time to start discussing and planning out a roadmap so that we can already start living with COVID-19,” sinabi ni Dizon kay Pangulong Duterte sa isang meeting ng pandemic task force ng gobyerno.

Dagdag pa niya na isa rin sa mga goal ng National Task Force (NTF) ngayong Pebrero ay maibaba ang bilang ng infection sa pre-Omicron levels na 1,000 kaso bawat araw.

“And hopefully this is a roadmap that we can get the entire country to support so that we can slowly move towards what we have been wanting to do, move to what we call the ‘new normal’ and hopefully we can achieve this before your term ends, Mr. President, as we increase our vaccinations in the coming months,” aniya, batay sa ulat ng PhilStar.

National Action Plan 5 (NAP V)

Sinabi naman ni Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles na maraming component ang new normal roadmap na kabilang sa National Action Plan 5 (NAP V) ng National Economic and Development Authority.

Ang action plan ay naglalaman ng ten-point policy na naglalayong:

• Build the confidence of individuals by reporting pandemic-related metrics
• Protecting individuals through vaccination
• Expanding the health system capacity
• Reduce risk due to policy uncertainty through predictable policies on mobility
• Resuming in-person classes
• Risk-based travel restrictions
• Facilitate the shift to the new normal through digital Transformation
• Build resilience through the pandemic flexibility bill that will hasten government response
• A medium-term preparation for pandemic resilience.

Ayon kay Nograles ang alert level system ay ma-iinstitutionalize para magsilbing warning system sa possibleng pagtaas ng kaso o outbreaks.

Samantala, ang Alert Level 1 “will serve as the “new normal” and will focus on enhancing risk management.”

Kabilang rin sa NAP V na ma-update ang care provision and health system protocols at mabigyan ng emphasis ang full vaccination, boosters at pediatric vaccination.

“We also expect NAP V to focus on catch-up plans, investment, and job promotion, and accelerating economic growth and development,” dagdag ni Nograles.

(PhilStar)