MECQ到期后是否会延长？ 府：月底评估后再做决定

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MECQ到期后是否会延长？ 总统府：月底评估后再做决定

总统府周四说，猜测在大马尼拉及邻省实施的MECQ是否将延长至4月30日以后尚“为时过早”。

总统发言人洛克说，政府将在权衡新冠肺炎每日的确诊数、两周的平均确诊数、医护使用率后再作出它的决定。

不过，洛克指出，确诊病例数的上升趋势已放缓，因为最近数天新增病例的数目不再超过一万。

他在总统府的新闻发布会说：“至少，我们看到新增病例数在减少，因为这个数字不再超过一万，但是，我们不应满足于此。我们应等待至两星期的MECQ结束，以查看新增病例数能降到多少。”

他补充说：“现在，我想，猜测我们实施的隔离类别将是什么，还为时过早。重要的是我们将考虑每日的确诊数、两星期的日平均确诊数、医护的使用率。”

菲大专家：大马尼拉传染率降至0.99

菲大抗疫战略研究组OCTA周四说，首都地区的传染率已降至0.99，但还没有保证它意味一种下降的趋势。

OCTA研究员戴维教授在“中午新闻”说：“首都地区的传染率现在是0.99.事实上，那是低于1。但新冠肺炎病例的趋势仍不稳定，并不能保证确诊病例的数目一定会下降。”

戴维说，每日平均新增新冠肺炎病例现在是4,300，而之前为5,100，阳性率现为22%，低于4月10日报告的25%。

戴维说，只要菲律宾每日新增病例者3,000，医院仍会很拥挤。



新冠疫苗接种效果或于10月显现

领导疫苗接种策略的一名官员周四表示：由于民众已开始接种疫苗，预料菲律宾在十月或十一月，新冠肺炎的病例将会逐渐减少。

国家抗疫行动（NTF）总执行官兼疫苗事务专员加维斯说：“到时严重爆发新冠肺炎地区的居民，大部分都已接种了疫苗。”

加维斯在新闻发布会上说：“一旦 高度城市化的城市诸如大马尼拉区的大部分居民都已接种了疫苗，预料到十月或十一月，我们会看到效应，病例将会下降。”

总统发言人哈里•洛克补充说：“让我们预期一旦接种疫苗的人增加，感染新冠肺炎的人将会减少。”

菲律宾已经有302.5万人接种新冠疫苗，政府的目标是今年要为7000万人，即人口的三分之二接种疫苗。

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