TRADE and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez on Thursday opposed the proposal to implement a hard lockdown to prevent the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
"I mentioned before-the economy cannot bear another massive lockdown, unless the situation really calls for it. We lose P30 billion in wages for two-week lockdown. The loss of jobs will worsen the hunger situation. More MSMEs will close down," said Lopez in a Viber message to reporters.
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