The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it is planning to recommend a new alert system that will serve as a warning signal to the public on the COVID-19 situation in the country amid its easing.
In a press briefing, DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the department will be presenting to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on December 5 a revised alert level system similar to the tropical cyclone warning system of PAGASA.
"Not to really revise the alert level system as to the indicators, but to revise and to redirect the alert level kung saan ang main objective na niya is to serve as a warning system for all of us parang ‘yung sa PAGASA na typhoon signals," Vergeire said.
"‘Pag sinabi ng PAGASA na Signal Number 1 tayong lahat, alam ng ating komunidad, ng ating public how they are going to respond at ganon din ang gusto natin sa alert level system," she added.
Under the proposed new alert system, Vergeire said the government will no longer inform the public of the restrictions under a particular alert level.
"Hindi na tayo ang magsasabi na kapag Alert Level 2 ka, dapat 50% capacity ka lang sa mga lugar. Dapat alam na ng bawat indibidwal at bawat Pilipino how you are going to respond based on your informed decision kapag ganito ang level ng alert system," she said.
