COVID19 cases may have gone down but OCTA Research Group said that bringing unvaccinated minors to enclosed areas must be limited.

“’Yung pananaw namin sa OCTA, bagaman kailangang lumabas ang ating mga kabataan, ay lalo iyong mga hindi bakunado ay sana i-limit iyong pagpunta sa mga closed areas gaya ng malls,” OCTA Research member Professor Ranjit Rye said.

Rye pointed out that the public should not be complacent amid the declining number of infections.

“Gusto ko lang i-reiterate. Hindi talaga puwede magpabaya, magkumpiyansa. Nandito pa ang Covid19 at iyong mga trends natin ay hindi permanente iyan,” he said.

“Kung hindi tayo magtutulong-tulong sa pagsunod ng minimum public health standards natin lalo na iyong pagsuot ng mask, pag-iwas, at paghugas kamay, pag-iwas doon sa mga matataong lugar at saka mga enclosed areas ay madali talagang bumaligtad iyong trend at tumaas,” he added.

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier urged local government units to consider imposing stricter policies that will restrict the entry of minors to public spaces such as shopping malls and restaurants.

He made the suggestion following reports that a two-year-old boy tested positive for Covid19 after a mall visit.

On Wednesday, the city government of Parañaque issued an executive order that limits minors’ movement in public establishments.