after studying demographic transition model does the philippines undergoing transition because of covid 19?
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after studying demographic transition model does the philippines undergoing transition because of covid 19?
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Answer:When community transmission of COVID-19 became apparent in the Philippines, older persons were deemed most vulnerable mainly because they tend to have comorbidities that make them at higher risk to COVID-19 infection (see UPPI and DRDF, March 2020, Research Brief 1). Around the time the National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) (16 March 2020), there were already 142 COVID-19 positive cases all over the country based on the data provided publicly by the Department of Health (DOH). These infected individuals have a median age of 50 with women slightly older than men (51 vs 50 years) (Table 1).
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