Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly paralyzed the movement and everyday activities of many countries. In the Philippines, the first local transmission of coronavirus began last March 2020 and there has been a continuous increase in the number of positive cases. The study focuses on analyzing and identifying contributing factors on mitigating the transmission of COVID-19 in the country. Different drivers in achieving the critical need were identified such as the efficiency of contact tracing, isolation of possible carrier of the virus, rate of performed test to determine the individuals’ positive on having the disease, the rate of patients’ recovery, and the effectiveness of implementing community quarantine and social distancing. The study used Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) Framework in analyzing and providing improvements on the current situation of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.