measure, only private establishments providing basic necessities related to food, medicine, banks, power, energy, water, telecommunications, among others will remain open.
“Dahil yung ginawa ng mga ibang nag-lockdown, even in China, in Wuhan, yung delivery business ang lumakas. At least may hanapbuhay pa rin yung mga SMEs natin. Yan po ang mga opportunities sa ngayon,” Lopez said. Authorities in Hubei province in China, where the COVID-19 outbreak started, also put a halt to nearly all transportation and movement except for quarantine efforts, medical care and delivery of food and basic necessities.
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of public health emergency throughout the country due to rising transmission of COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2.Most COVID-19 patients recover from mild symptoms such as fever and cough. The elderly and immunocompromised, or those with existing health issues, however, are vulnerable to more serious conditions such as pneumonia and respiratory problems.