Effects of COVID 19 in the Economy of the Philippines by Renz Mar Mangana

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It affects your lungs, airways and other parts of the body. Coronaviruses come from a large group of viruses that cause diseases. These include the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). SARS-CoV-2 was first discovered in China and probably originated in animals. It is still not clear how the virus has affected people. The virus mutates over time because it adapts to humans. Some of these mutations, such as the new Delta form, can spread more easily than the original virus and cause more serious illness.

How COVID-19 spreads?

COVID-19 is usually passed from one person to another. When an infected person breathes, speaks, coughs, sneezes or sings, he or she may spread small droplets of the virus.

What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines?

The pandemic has a big impact on the Philippines, especially on our country's economy. Many workers have lost their jobs in recent years and many businesses have gone bankrupt but when the government implemented Alert Level 2 in some parts of the country the commercial momentum was slowly returning and many workers were got jobs, the Philippine economy revived. But now that the year 2022 has come, there has been another surge of virus cases so Metro Manila and other places in the Philippines need to be raised to Alert Level 3 again, so far the DOH has recorded over 100,000 active cases. across the country. This will have a big impact on our economy and Philippine commerce and economy could collapse again if cases continue to rise in the Philippines. The DOH has warned Filipinos about the new Omicron variant because it is more contagious. Everyone hopes that the pandemic we are experiencing now will disappear so that everyone can return to normal and our country's economy will grow even more and so that more Filipinos will be given the opportunity to work inside or outside. of the country.