Although multiple research efforts are being fast-tracked to find a cure for the highly contagious and lethal disease known as the coronavirus disease 2019 or Covid-19, none has been discovered yet. The only way to stop The Virus that causes the disease — severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2 — from further claiming the lives of many is to stem its spread. Thus, many countries have limited the movement of their citizens by asking them to stay in their homes, enforcing lockdowns as the rising number of confirmed cases begins to overwhelm their healthcare systems.
In the Philippines, two weeks have passed since the government implemented the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over the entire island of Luzon, which many experts view as urgent and necessary to save as many lives as possible but not without economic costs.
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