The Philippines bans the unvaccinated against COVID-19 from using public transport in the capital
T his Wednesday it was announced by the Philippine authorities that people not vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to participate in public transportation in the Metropolitan Manila area.
The Transport Ministry said that the request, which has been in effect since Tuesday, is due to the Movement restrictions reported by the Government, to control the current wave of infections due to the variation of the Covid-19, ómicron.
Those who are not immunized with the indicated doses, will not be able to use transport, trains or other public vehicles. The only way to use it is if you have to shop for food, look for medicine, go to work, the clinic, or have a medical order.
Specialists raised the alarm to level three (out of five levels) last week. As a measure, they forced the non-immunized to avoid going out, due to the fact that they intentionally reject vaccination and represent a danger to the welfare framework of society.
Workers without vaccines are required to undergo a PCR test every two weeks, which they must cancel on their own.
Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine president, took as a measure, the capture of the unvaccinated that are not kept in confinement.
The level three alarm includes sports that require real contact, the prohibition of face-to-face classes, the closure of fairs and casino, and the restriction of the limit of attendees in cafés and different places to a range of 30 and 50%
The Philippines experienced two major outbreaks of COVID-19 the past months of April and September, it had been registering fewer than 500 cases a day in December, when the omicron variant produced an increase in infections of 28,000 people.
According to the Rappler newspaper, the country counted 52,500 deaths and 3.03 million infections. At this time 41% of beds in intensive care units are occupied. While in Manila, it reaches 54%
Our World in Data indicates that 48% of the population has been vaccinated in the Philippines.