Common Acronyms Used During This Pandemic Period

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Here are some of the acronyms that are commonly used in news and social media in relation to Covid-19 pandemic:

  1. PUM - Person Under Monitoring
  2. PUI - Person Under Investigation
  3. PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
  4. ECQ - Enhanced Community Quarantine
  5. GCQ - General Community Quarantine
  6. MECQ - Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine
  7. APOR - Authorized Persons Outside Residence
  8. IATF-EID - Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
  9. TNVS - Transportation Network Vehicle Services
  10. PUB/PUJ - Public Utility Buses/Jeepneys
  11. LRT/MRT - Light/Metro Rail Transit
  12. PUV - Public Utility Vehicles

PPE, TNVS,PUB,PUJ, PUV, LRT & MRT are widely used prior to pandemic risen.