Thread by @cnnphilippines

THREAD: The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 holds a press conference on the government's announcement of an ECQ in Metro Manila and four provinces.

Tweets by our digital producer @YsabelwithaWhyy

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC: Kami ay sumasang-ayon sa desisyon na ibalik sa ECQ ang Metro Manila, kasama ang Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, pero kailangan isabay ito sa sustainable solutions

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC says there needs to be a central warehouse data system for contact tracing: Hindi na natutukoy kung saan ang virus sa ating lugar. Hindi matukoy kung sino ang may kailangan ng testing

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC: Kailangan linawin ng gobyerno ang proseso ng pagkuha ng bakuna

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC: Naging malaking problema ang transportasyon dati sa ECQ dahil limitado ang mga sasakyan para sa mga healthcare workers

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC: Sana mabilis na matupad ang service contracting program, sa pagkontrata sa mga jeep para sa mga heathcare workers

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC: We are in a health crisis. When we are able to solve this crisis, everything will follow. 'Wag na sanang umabot sa punto na pipili ang healthcare workers kung sino ang kayang isalba

@YsabelwithaWhyy HPAAC tells fellow health frontliners: Alam ko pagod na kayo. Kapit lang po tayo, walang bibitaw, walang bibigay

@YsabelwithaWhyy Pediatric infectious diseases expert Dr. Anna Ong-Lim on the proposed abolition of the IATF: I think the main problem we've had from the start is coordination across the different agencies and groups

@YsabelwithaWhyy Ong-Lim: So kahit may panawagan na palitan 'yung mga IATF, totoo na sila ang gumagawa ng polisiya pero 'yung pag-implement ng policy that's a lot of different agencies and LGUs and one of the issues is the coordination aspect

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Aileen Espina tells the public not to jump the line line in vaccination efforts: May science na sinusunod kung sino 'yung dapat iuuna

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Espina says the HPAAC is asking the President to unify all contact tracing systems in different LGUs: All contact tracing systems currently in use ng mga LGUs, 'yung mga datos ay isubmit sa isang central data repository (1/2)

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Espina: Kapag napag-integrate na doon, mapoproseso na ng data processing unit ng IATF at NTF para maging actionable information na (2/2)

@YsabelwithaWhyy Is a one-week ECQ enough to slow down the transmission of cases?

Dr. Ong-Lim: The actual wording of the recommendation is a minimum of one week. Sana umayos na ang mga measures para hindi kailanganin i-extend

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Pauline Convocar on Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque saying the ECQ is a form of timeout for health workers to rest: Hindi naman nakakapagpahinga eh.

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Convocar says healthcare workers are not able to rest during ECQ: Every time may konting restrictions, nag-aabang, nagpeprepare. Ang daming meetings nagaganap. Hindi totoo na nakakapagpahinga

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Ong-Lim on the reason behind the COVID-19 surge: The surge is multi-factorial. Hindi naman lang ngayon naging lax ang mga tao. There's inconsistency of compliance, additional transmissibility of the variants, pag-open ng economy

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Convocar says the HPAAC is also proposal to have expand the One Hospital Command Center into a One COVID Referral Network

@YsabelwithaWhyy Dr. Convocar says gov't should also make sure there is sufficient aid for persons whose livelihood was affected by the ECQ