Deklarasyon ng WHO na nagbigay tuldok sa COVID-19 global health emergency

MAAARI nang muling pagtuunan ng pansin ng pamahalaan ang economic development ng bansa.

Ito’y kasunod ng  naging anunsyo ng World Health Organization (WHO) ukol sa hindi na isang global health emergency ang COVID-19.

“With this development, we can now refocus our plans and priorities and train our size with renewed vigor, carefully guided by the stinging lessons of the pandemic, we can now refocus our priorities on the development of our economy and the betterment of the lives of ordinary Filipinos,” ang talumpati ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., sa idinaos na reception na hinost (host) ng  Asian Development Bank sa Mandaluyong City.

Nagpasalamat ang Pangulo sa  Manila-based lender para sa lahat ng tulong nito sa Pilipinas sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.

Aniya, bagama’t idineklara ng WHO na hindi na isang global health emergency ang COVID-19, hindi aniya ito nangangahulugan ng  pag-abandona sa universal health protocols.

“Thankfully, because of swift breakthroughs in virology and vaccinology, communities were able to build effective response systems while humanity was able to boost its immune system,” ani Pangulong Marcos.

Inalala pa ng Pangulo na nang makapulong niya ang Board of Governors ng ADB noong Setyembre ng nakaraang taon, binigyang diin nito ang pangangailangan para sa Pilipinas na  “safely navigate through the waters of the post-pandemic world.”

“The pandemic did not blur our national vision… Our goal remains to be the same as in pre-pandemic circumstances. Our goal is to evolve our economy into one that is defined by sustainability, climate resilience, responsiveness, and of course inclusivity,” aniya pa rin.

Nakasaad sa report ng emergency committee ng WHO, ang unang deklarasyon ng COVID ay kumakatawan sa  highest level ng alert noong Enero 30, 2020. Tumulong ang estado na ituon ang pansin sa international attention  sa health threat  at maging ang palakasin ang kolaborasyon sa bakuna at paggamot.

“Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency,” ayon sa ulat.

Samantala, umaasa naman si  Pangulong Marcos na ipagpapatuloy ng ADB  “to be there by our side to lend its support throughout our transformative journey.”  (Daris Jose)