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STRATEGIZING THE NEW

NORM EVEN IF IT TAKES


SELF-SACRIFICING.
In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO)
declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease,
COVID-19, to be a Public Health Emergency of
International Concern. WHO stated that there is a high
risk of COVID-19 spreading to other countries around
the world. In March 2020, WHO made the assessment
that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. This
surprised the whole world and started pivoting to the
new norm we have now. No one came prepared for this
sudden change of atmosphere in the countries that were
affected by the virus. As a response to this, Mayor
ensured that all Barangays had their own borders and

STA. RITA BALIC-BALIC


STA. RITA BALIC-BALIC
safety protocols upon entering different Barangays. Local areas will be classified into four zones
based on set parameters. The Critical Zone
The Olongapo City Task Force Against COVID-19 took refers to the areas where the initial number
part in coordination meeting with the Regional Task of cases or several clustering of cases have
Force on August 26, 2020 at Sangguniang Panlungsod been identified within the past seven days.
Session Hall to discuss local response efforts during the The Containment Zone is composed of
pandemic. As part of the responses to curb the increase areas without new cases, however adjacent
of COVID-19 cases, the City Government has designated to Critical Zone. The Buffer Zone refers to
Gordon College as temporary isolation center. Olongapo the areas without new cases, but adjacent
also engaged in partnership with Columban College to to Containment Zone. While, all remaining
use the school's hotel for isolation purposes. Moreover, areas without new cases not categorized as
the Local Government ensures prompt contact tracing Containment Zone or Buffer Zone are
upon detection of COVID-19 positive patients to prevent classified as Outside Buffer Zone. "We take
further transmission. RD Escolano discussed the Prevent- this as an opportunity to improve our
Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate (PDITR) Strategy under operations (against COVID-19)," said City
the National Action Plan Phase III which is critical in Mayor Rolen C. Paulino in his message. "We
strengthening the national government's pandemic just want to make better our services for
response efforts in balancing the health of the people the citizens."
and the recovery of economy. Afterwards, she
emphasized the necessity of the application of Zoning To Conclude this topic, No matter how
Containment Strategy to prevent the spread of the virus. sudden or surprising these happenings are,
the people will always have a back up plan
Zoning Containment Strategy of everything. Despite of the long run of
improvement serving the community, I must
Per National Task Force Against COVID-19 say that government officials really did their
Memorandum regarding Operational Guidelines on the best to provide the needs, safetiness, and
Application of the Zoning Containment Strategy in the the unity within every Barangay.
Localization of the National
Action Plan Against COVID-19
Response, ZCS is applied in
order to identify focused areas
STA. RITA
for implementation of varying
CAPT. ERMELANDO
ANONAT
levels of quarantine, depending

on the risk and stage of TEL:+ 2229225


transmission prevalent in the NO. 639189654036


area. It can also be used to
efficiently implement the PDITR
Strategy.

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