Diplomatic and Consular Practice

Submitted by:

LACAP, ALDRIN JASPER A.

PS-41

Submitted to:

Prof. ANTONIO ORO

 1. Report on the details how COViD19 pandemic started.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered

coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate
respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with
underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease,
and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the
COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from
infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your
face.
The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the
nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice
respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

There are different theories on how the pandemic NovelCorona Virus also known as
COVID-19 started. The first case was traced way back 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China. Within
less than a month it was abruptly increased. The major theory that spreading was the virus was
came from an animal. A pneumonia cluster of unknown cause was observed on 26 December and
treated by the doctor Zhang Jixian in Hubei Provincial Hospital, who informed the Wuhan
Jianghan CDC on 27 December. On 30 December, a group of doctors at Wuhan Central Hospital
alerted their colleagues of a "SARS-like coronavirus". Eight of these doctors, including Li
Wenliang, were admonished by the police for spreading false rumours, and another, Ai Fen, was
reprimanded by her superiors for raising the alarm. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission
later released a public notice on 31 December and informed the WHO. Enough cases of
unknown pneumonia had been reported to health authorities in Wuhan to trigger an investigation
in early January.

In the Philippines the first case that was confirmed was in Metro Manila on January 30,
2020. It involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined in the San Lazaro Hospital in
Manila. The second case was confirmed on February 2, that of a 44-year-old Chinese man who
died a day earlier, which was also the first confirmed death from the disease outside mainland
China. The first case of someone without travel history abroad was confirmed on March 5, a 62-
year-old male who frequented a Muslim prayer hall in San Juan, Metro Manila, raising
suspicions that a community transmission of COVID-19 is already underway in the Philippines.
The man's wife was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 on March 7, which was also the
first local transmission to be confirmed. Several measures were imposed to mitigate the spread of
the disease in the country, including bans on travel to mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and
South Korea. On March 7, 2020, the Department of Health (DOH) raised its "Code Red Sub-
Level 1," with a recommendation to the President of the Philippines to impose a "public health
emergency" authorizing the DOH to mobilize resources for the procurement of safety gear and
the imposition of preventive quarantine measures. On March 9, President Rodrigo Duterte issued
Proclamation No. 922, declaring the country under a state of public health emergency.

On March 12, President Duterte declared "Code Red Sub-Level 2," issuing a partial
lockdown on Metro Manila to prevent a nationwide spread of COVID-19. The lockdowns were
expanded on March 16, placing the entirety of Luzon under an "enhanced community
quarantine" or a total lockdown. Other local governments outside Luzon followed in
implementing similar lockdowns.

2. Countries Severely Affected

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Last updated: April 11, 2020, 14:01 GMT

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/?
utm_campaign=homeAdvegas1?/embed/fd0k_hbXWcQ#countries

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,

Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

World 1,722,514 +23,679 104,775 +2,091 389,292 1,228,447 49,965

USA 503,177 +301 18,761 +14 27,314 457,102 10,917

Spain 161,852 +3,579 16,353 +272 59,109 86,390 7,371

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Italy 147,577 18,849 30,455 98,273 3,497

France 124,869 13,197 24,932 86,740 7,004

Germany 122,530 +359 2,736 53,913 65,881 4,895

China 81,953 +46 3,339 +3 77,525 1,089 141

UK 78,991 +5,233 9,875 +917 344 68,772 1,559

Iran 70,029 +1,837 4,357 +125 41,947 23,725 3,987

Turkey 47,029 1,006 2,423 43,600 1,667

Belgium 28,018 +1,351 3,346 +327 5,986 18,686 1,262

Switzerland 24,900 +349 1,003 +1 11,100 12,797 386

Netherlands 24,413 +1,316 2,643 +132 250 21,520 1,424

Canada 22,148 569 6,013 15,566 557

Brazil 19,943 +154 1,074 +6 173 18,696 296

Portugal 15,987 +515 470 +35 266 15,251 233

Austria 13,782 +222 337 +18 6,604 6,841 246

Russia 13,584 +1,667 106 +12 1,045 12,433 8

Israel 10,525 +117 96 +1 1,258 9,171 180

S. Korea 10,480 +30 211 +3 7,243 3,026 55

Sweden 10,151 +466 887 +17 381 8,883 789

Ireland 8,089 287 25 7,777 194

India 7,997 +397 249 774 6,974

Ecuador 7,161 297 368 6,496 171

Chile 6,501 65 1,571 4,865 70

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Norway 6,360 +46 114 +1 32 6,214 67

Australia 6,292 +54 56 +2 3,265 2,971 80

Poland 6,088 +133 195 +14 375 5,518 160

Japan 6,005 99 762 5,144 109

Denmark 5,996 +177 260 +13 1,955 3,781 106

Romania 5,990 +523 282 +12 758 4,950 208

Peru 5,897 169 1,569 4,159 130

Czechia 5,735 +3 123 +4 370 5,242 92

Pakistan 4,970 +275 77 +11 762 4,131 50

Malaysia 4,530 +184 73 +3 1,995 2,462 72

Philippines 4,428 +233 247 +26 157 4,024 1

Saudi Arabia 4,033 +382 52 +5 720 3,261 57

Mexico 3,844 +403 233 +39 633 2,978 89

Indonesia 3,842 +330 327 +21 286 3,229

UAE 3,736 +376 20 +4 588 3,128 1

Serbia 3,380 +275 74 +3 118 3,188 145

Luxembourg 3,223 54 500 2,669 30

Panama 2,974 74 17 2,883 104

Finland 2,905 +136 49 +1 300 2,556 80

Qatar 2,728 +216 6 247 2,475 37

Dominican 2,620 126 98 2,396 147

Republic

Thailand 2,518 +45 35 +2 1,135 1,348 61

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Ukraine 2,511 +308 73 +4 79 2,359 45

Colombia 2,473 80 197 2,196 85

Belarus 2,226 +245 23 +4 172 2,031 72

Singapore 2,108 7 492 1,609 29

Greece 2,011 92 269 1,650 77

South Africa 2,003 24 410 1,569 7

Argentina 1,975 83 +1 440 1,452 96

Egypt 1,794 135 384 1,275

Algeria 1,761 256 405 1,100 46

Iceland 1,689 +14 7 841 841 11

Croatia 1,534 +39 21 323 1,190 32

Morocco 1,527 +79 110 +3 141 1,276 1

Moldova 1,438 29 75 1,334 80

New Zealand 1,312 +29 4 +2 422 886 5

Hungary 1,310 +120 85 +8 115 1,110 17

Estonia 1,304 +46 24 93 1,187 11

Iraq 1,279 70 550 659

Slovenia 1,188 +28 50 +5 148 990 37

Kuwait 1,154 +161 1 133 1,020 27

Lithuania 1,026 +27 23 +1 54 949 14

Bahrain 1,016 +91 6 551 459 3

Hong Kong 1,001 +11 4 336 661 14

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Azerbaijan 991 10 159 822 27

Armenia 967 +30 13 +1 173 781 30

Bosnia and 935 +34 37 +1 139 759 4

Herzegovina

Kazakhstan 859 +47 10 81 768 21

Cameroon 820 12 98 710

North 760 +49 34 +2 41 685 15

Macedonia

Uzbekistan 729 +105 3 42 684 8

Slovakia 728 +13 2 23 703 5

Diamond 712 11 619 82 10

Princess

Tunisia 671 25 43 603 85

Bulgaria 648 +13 26 +1 62 560 32

Latvia 630 +18 3 16 611 2

Lebanon 619 +10 20 76 523 28

Andorra 601 26 71 504 17

Cyprus 595 10 58 527 11

Cuba 564 15 51 498 11

Costa Rica 558 3 42 513 13

Afghanistan 555 +34 18 +3 32 505

Oman 546 +62 3 109 434 3

Uruguay 494 +21 7 214 273 15

Bangladesh 482 +58 30 +3 36 416 1

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Ivory Coast 480 3 54 423

Burkina Faso 448 26 149 273

Niger 438 11 41 386

Albania 433 +17 23 197 213 7

Ghana 408 +30 8 +2 4 396 2

Channel 398 9 40 349

Islands

Honduras 392 +10 24 +1 7 361 10

Taiwan 385 +3 6 99 280

Réunion 382 40 342 3

Jordan 372 7 170 195 5

Malta 370 +20 3 +1 16 351 4

San Marino 356 +12 35 +1 53 268 14

Kyrgyzstan 339 +41 5 44 290 5

Mauritius 318 9 23 286 3

Nigeria 305 7 58 240 2

Senegal 278 +13 2 152 124 1

Bolivia 275 +7 20 +1 2 253 3

Palestine 268 +1 2 46 220

Montenegro 262 +5 2 5 255 7

Vietnam 258 +1 144 114 8

Georgia 234 3 56 175 6

DRC 223 20 16 187

Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Guinea 212 15 197

Isle of Man 204 +3 1 112 91 11

Sri Lanka 198 +8 7 54 137 5

Kenya 191 +2 7 24 160 2

Mayotte 191 2 50 139 4

Djibouti 187 +37 2 +1 36 149

Faeroe Islands 184 145 39

Venezuela 175 9 84 82 6

Martinique 155 6 50 99 19

Guadeloupe 143 8 67 68 13

Guatemala 137 +11 3 19 115 3

Brunei 136 1 104 31 2

Paraguay 133 +4 6 18 109 1

Gibraltar 127 69 58 1

Cambodia 120 +1 75 45 1

El Salvador 118 +1 6 19 93 4

Rwanda 118 18 100

Trinidad and 109 8 3 98

Tobago

Madagascar 102 +9 11 91 1

Monaco 90 1 5 84 4

Mali 87 7 22 58

Aruba 86 27 59
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

French Guiana 83 43 40 1

Liechtenstein 79 1 55 23

Togo 76 3 25 48

Ethiopia 69 +4 3 10 56

Barbados 67 4 11 52 4

Jamaica 65 +2 4 13 48

Congo 60 5 5 50

Uganda 53 3 50

French 51 51
Polynesia

Sint Maarten 50 8 3 39 2

Bermuda 48 4 25 19 2

Cayman 45 1 6 38
Islands

Macao 45 10 35 1

Gabon 44 1 1 42

Bahamas 42 8 5 29 1

Guyana 40 +3 6 8 26 3

Zambia 40 2 28 10 1

Guinea-Bissau 38 +2 38

Liberia 37 5 3 29

Benin 35 1 5 29

Eritrea 34 34
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Tanzania 32 3 5 24

Saint Martin 32 2 11 19 5

Haiti 31 2 29

Myanmar 28 +1 3 2 23

Libya 24 1 8 15

Antigua and 21 2 19 1
Barbuda

Somalia 21 1 1 19

Mozambique 20 2 18

Angola 19 2 2 15

Sudan 19 +2 2 2 15

Syria 19 2 4 13

Maldives 19 13 6

Equatorial 18 3 15
Guinea

Laos 18 +2 18

New Caledonia 18 1 17

Dominica 16 5 11

Fiji 16 16

Mongolia 16 4 12

Namibia 16 3 13

Saint Lucia 15 1 14

Curaçao 14 1 7 6
Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Grenada 14 14 2

Zimbabwe 13 3 10

Botswana 13 1 12

Malawi 12 +3 2 +1 10 1

Saint Kitts and 12 12

Nevis

St. Vincent 12 1 11
Grenadines

Eswatini 12 7 5

Chad 11 2 9

Greenland 11 11 0

Seychelles 11 11

Belize 10 2 8 1

Suriname 10 1 4 5

MS Zaandam 9 2 7

Nepal 9 1 8

Montserrat 9 9 1

Cabo Verde 8 +1 1 1 6

Nicaragua 8 +1 1 7

Turks and 8 1 7
Caicos

CAR 8 8

Vatican City 8 2 6

Sierra Leone 8 8
 Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious,
Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical

Mauritania 7 1 2 4

St. Barth 6 1 5

Bhutan 5 2 3

Falkland 5 1 4
Islands

Gambia 4 1 2 1

Sao Tome and 4 4

Principe

South Sudan 4 4

Western 4 4
Sahara

Anguilla 3 3

British Virgin 3 2 1
Islands

Burundi 3 3

Caribbean 2 2
Netherlands

Papua New 2 2
Guinea

Timor-Leste 2 1 1

Saint Pierre 1 1
Miquelon

Yemen 1 1

Total: 1,722,514 +23,679 104,775 +2,091 389,292 1,228,447 49,965

Coronavirus Cases: 1,722,514

Highlighted in green
= all cases have recovered from the infection
Highlighted in grey
= all cases have had an outcome (there are no active cases)

3. Possible Impact Of The Covid19 Pandemic

A. In The Economy Of The Philippines

Health-minded community quarantine and travel restriction policies (at least

initially) ended up disrupting food supply chains and placed more obstacles on healthcare
workers trying to go to hospitals. Many informal sector workers facing “no work, no pay”
conditions also tried to defy the travel ban. Up to 40 percent of the country’s 45 million
labor force are less likely to have formal work arrangements, with little access to social
protection and insurance. If they lose their jobs (or if their companies close down because
their workers do not report to work), then the preventive steps to prevent a health
contagion may produce worse implications from the economic contagion, exacerbating
poverty, hunger, and health issues.
Fortunately, some Philippine government agencies notably local governments
have adjusted their policy responses. Food lanes have been created to mitigate the
disruption of food supplies, exemptions on travel have been made for healthcare
personnel and other critically important workers in food manufacturing and other parts of
the economy, and food distribution and other support mechanisms have been put in place
for poor and low income households badly hit by the quarantine. Some local governments
have also resorted to immediate cash transfers and income support schemes, particularly
for the transport sector and blue collar and informal sector workers paralyzed by the
quarantine. As the crisis expands, and quarantine protocols linger, it is critical to elevate
these efforts with more resources and expanded coverage.

Based on National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), coronavirus

Disease (2019) COVID-19 now poses a more serious downside risk to the global
economy. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a
pandemic on March 11 to signify its severity and global coverage and urged countries to
take ‘urgent and aggressive action.’ On March 13, Europe was declared the new epicenter
of the virus, as its confirmed cases and deaths surpassed those of the rest of the world
 (except China). New cases in Europe even surpassed those of China at its peak. As of
March 19, globally confirmed cases reached 218,823 and 8,810 deaths. In the
Philippines, there are now 217 total confirmed cases, 17 deaths, and 8 recoveries.

B. Globally

Currently, the COVID-19 has reached and affected the most and advanced as well as the
poorest countries but the most glaring difference is in the manner of their respective governments
to manage the containment and the isolation of the disease. The case of massive unemployment
does not discriminate the above countries. The obvious difference again has been manifested in
the way countries cushion and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the working and toiling
masses. The governments of both the strongest and the weakest nations have been facing the
problem of how to reach a proper balance of controlling the movements of the peoples and to
continue with the functioning of the economy or the balance between the virtual and actual
economic activities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the best and the worst manners of how on one
hand autocratic and rightist governments have taken advantage of the situation to tighten and
suppress the democratic activities of their people, and, on the other hand, some governments
have seen the decisive role of their peoples in controlling the spread of the COVID-19. This can
only be done with ensuring the participation of the people and can only be done by being open,
transparent and always in consultation with them.

In the current phenomenon, there is a great difference of how social media play to
mitigate or to aggravate the development of COVID-19 vis-à-vis 2003-3 SARS and the MERS
2012. It can be used by those autocratic and dictatorial states to control the projection of its
effects in the positive management of COVID-19 in their nations. But it can also be used to
expose and tell the truth of some countries mismanagement of the pandemic in their respective
countries.

Through social media, the world has come to know that most of the countries, including
the most advanced are not prepared to face a phenomenon like COVID-19. It has also showed
that the more the leaders of these countries are not convinced with the seriousness of COVID-19,
the most number of cases of their people are affected. The earlier these leaders have taken
actions, the most effective these nations and the people to have contained the deadly virus.

US and China have just concluded their trade agreement and in the process to end the
conflict between them when the COVID-19 hit China in the last quarter of last year. The first
phase of this two-year agreement was for China, to buy $200 billions worth of goods from the
US. But as the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 has unfolded in both countries, they will surely
not able to implement the first phase of abovementioned trade agreement.

As early as the month of November 2019, the Novel Corona Virus-2 had already hit the
capital city Wuhan of the Hubei province in the central part of China with a population of around
60million people. But, it took the Chinese leadership more than 7 weeks to act and contain the
spread of the virus. In fact, when several doctors including Dr. Li Wenlaing tried to warn their
close friends and relatives, about the deadly virus they were reprimanded by their government
and threaten to be imprisoned if they would not retract their warning. Dr. Li Wenlaing and
another director of the Wuhan Hospital died as a result of the virus infection but they became the
rallying point for people in the Wuhan, Hubei area to criticize the handling of the epidemic of the
Chinese government. Earlier the Chinese government even tried to keep and hide the information
about their deaths.

In a very unprecedented move, the seven members of the Standing Committee of the
Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China had came out and admitted
their weakness in underestimating the impact of virus from Wuhan around the second week of
January 2020. With such admission, they quarantined and closed Wuhan and the province of
Hubei in January 20, 2020. Around this time, the number of cases of COVID-19 in China had
skyrocketed and deaths had reached several hundreds. During this period, millions of Chinese
workers (more than 5millions) were still travelling around China to celebrate the Lunar New
Year holidays. Hundreds of thousands were still travelling around the world as tourists. The first
cases in the US, South Korea, Italy and the Philippines were brought in by Chinese tourists just
before the locked down (January 23, 2020).

At this period, huge waves of business closures have not only disrupted China’s
consumers’ spending and manufacturing but also the world’s supply chains.
 It should be noted that in 2002, when SARS hit China, its shares of manufacturing output
was only 9%. At present, China’s share of global manufacturing output has ballooned to 28% or
nearly 1/3 of global goods had originated from China.

China has become very important that when its manufacturing engines cease, the world
ceases along with it.

The drop in production last February this year is just a tip of the iceberg (according to
some experts) because most of the factories still maintained inventories of the China-made parts.
But by this month (March), these inventories are now depleted and cannot immediately be
replenished. Without alternatives, companies and factories will have to shut down causing sales
and profits to plummet and causing millions of workers to unemployment.

In Asia, the export sector will be badly affected since its reliant on China-made
components.

Agricultural sector in the region will also be affected because they export their
agricultural products like tropical fruits and other products to China’s market.

Currently, everybody could see blood bath in tourism and the transportation industries
especially the airline sector. Global market is in meltdown and $14 trillion worth of shareholders
value and companies based in China are looking elsewhere for transfer.

Another very important reality is that COVID-19’s disruption has magnified the region’s
pitfall of growing dependence on China’s investment on major infra projects. These major
infrastructure projects are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI). But everybody knows
that BRI is not only for economic reasons but its initiatives are a leverage to enhance Chinese
political influence in the region and around the world.

Big infrastructure projects such as railways linking China to Laos across Mekong,
artificial island in Sri Lanka, bridge in Bangladesh, hydro-powers in Nepal and Indonesia are
currently under construction. There are also $5.5billion worth of high speed rail lines in
Indonesia and another $10.4billions worth of high speed rail in Malaysia. There are on-going
construction projects in Sri Lanka and corporate expansion plan in Pakistan. But since
December, all these infra projects have been affected and delayed by COVID-19.
 In the case of the Philippines and Cambodia it’s a worst situation because both are
economically and politically very dependent on China. Eighty (80%) percent of Cambodia’s
economy is dependent on China. The “Build, Build, Build” mega flagship projects of the
Duterte’s government are mainly dependent on China’s funding support.

The heavy dependency of these countries in the region on China will be paid in a very
heavy price. The government of the abovementioned countries had been very hesitant to close
their borders with China during the pandemic period because of the repercussions of such moves
on China. Chinese planes and ships had continued to fly their Asian routes. Myanmar,
Bangladesh and Laos have continued to open their borders with China even if other countries
had already closed all routes from China. The Philippine government had temporarily banned
flights from China, Macau and Hongkong on February 2, 2020 but within the same week it had
suddenly included Taiwan in the ban even if Taiwan had shown less COVID cases compared to
Singapore. It was a clear political consideration for the Philippines in the “one China” policy
rather than responding to health crisis.

Cambodia has shown moves that would surely not antagonize China. Prime Minister Hun
Sen had received the cruise ship (Westerndam) and personally welcomed all the passengers in its
capital (Phnom Penh) without wearing masks (he actually ordered all his welcoming staff not to
wear masks) because Hun Sen believed that it would be disrespectful. They had a big party for
the guests and allowed them to visit the tourist areas in Cambodia. And to complete his political
genuflection to China’s Xi Jinping, he personally visited him in China’s capital at the time when
COVID-19 was at its peak in China (last week of February 2020). The people in Cambodia have
been put in hazardous situation because of these moves. The fear and anxiety that they are going
to pay heavy price because of their leaders’ political show off are real.

Currently in the abovementioned countries, less number of COVID-19-related cases or

deaths are being manifested as reported. Many have wondered if this is a case of hiding the real
condition or because of the absence of test kits and laboratories to confirm the COVID-19 cases
in these countries.
 Last month, Chinese authorities were trying to quell outrage at home and condemnation
abroad. Now, it is trying to win points globally. In fact, China is trying to rewrite the COVID-19
narrative deflecting criticism of its initial attempts to cover-up the outbreak and posing as the
savior of the other countries who either delayed their response or were less prepared than China.
It is trying to paint itself as a good Samaritan while deflecting criticism over its initial missteps
in handling the COVID-19 by giving out millions of face masks, extending low interest loans
and sending out teams of medical experts. It has even showered struggling European nations
with aid as part of a diplomatic charm offensive. In fact, China is trying to integrate its Belt and
Road Initiatives and its Health Silk Road. But it has to start correcting the previous error.

The Communist Party of China has posthumously exonerated a doctor (Dr. Li Wenliang)
who was officially reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the
disease. This is a very rare admission of error by the ruling Communist Party that generally
described a different situation from that usual “no challenge” to its authorities. The Party had
offered its solemn apology to the late Dr. Li Wenliang and eight other doctors for its error. They
also disciplined 2 police officers who implemented the order of the local party branch. Earlier the
Party bosses of the City of Wuhan and the Province of Hubei were sacked from their political
positions because of the widespread outcry of the peoples.

Currently, as the US economy is shutting down, China has announced to the world that it
is reopening. Surely the wind has changed direction. The epicenter of COVID-19 has changed its
course from China to Italy and now to the US. And it seems that the famous Italian saying
“Andra Tutto Bene”(Everything will be alright) will still be a long way to go.
(http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article52772, Accessed April 14, 2020)

4. Why is it important to observe the rules regarding the COViD Enhanced

Community Quarantine

It is important to observe the rules regarding the COViD Enhanced Community

Quarantine because it is our guidelines or our helping in tandem to be safe on the pandemic
virus.

5. The Importance of Social Distancing

 Social distancing is crucial for preventing the spread of contagious illnesses such as
COVID-19 (coronavirus). COVID-19 can spread through coughing, sneezing and close contact.
By minimizing the amount of close contact we have with others, we reduce our chances of
catching the virus and spreading it to our loved ones and within our community.

Social distancing is important for all of us, but those of us who are at higher risk of
serious complications caused by COVID-19 should be especially cautious about social
distancing. People who are at high risk of complications include older adults and people who
have serious chronic medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes and lung disease.

6. The Possible Effects Of Compliance And Non-Compliance With The Rules

Regarding Enhanced Community Quarantine

There are possible effects of compliance and non-compliance with the rules regarding
enhanced community quarantine. Compliance with the rules regarding ECQ can help us protect
our lives from the virus that can help also the frontliners especially the doctors and nurses that
risking their lives to save each one of us, so we should comply with the rules.

Non-Compliance with the Rules and Regarding Enhanced Community Quarantine can be
the vice-versa of the latter. We observe as of now there are lots of persons are not giving
attention to the crisis. They even going outside without mask and not complying with the
24hours curfew. They’re not thinking if their lives and people that surrounds them will
endangered of what they’re doing.

So we should stay home for ourselves, love ones and for our frontliners. Also pray, It
works. God bless us all.

7. As future diplomats, what advice can you give current diplomats and consular
officers how to address COVID19 pandemic.

As a future diplomats, my advice to the current diplomats and consular officers how to
address the pandemic is to communicate with a real friend country to give some assistance to
continue the mass testing nationwide so the Health Department will easily know who are the
infected and who are the people that the person was in the past days.