From Where We Sit
Business as usual: Capitalizing on business strengths, adaptive measures during the pandemic
THE world is no stranger to disease outbreaks. Governments have borne the brunt of stemming the spread of communicable diseases throughout the years. Some of the most disastrous outbreaks that have obliterated huge portions of the world’s population include the Bubonic Plague, the Asian Flu and the Spanish Flu, the last one claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. As the Philippine government continues to wage war against an invisible enemy and to quell the spread of the Covid-19 virus through lockdowns and travel restrictions, the economic impact of the pandemic has left many businesses on the brink of shutting down operations.