Palace Defends Covid Response Despite Spikes In Cases
ROQUE DEFENDS COVID RESPONSE – The Palace has defended its response to the the coronavirus epidemic in the Philippines.
Filipinos are proud people. But, what it shouldn’t be proud of is being ranked first as the country with the most active COVID-19 cases in Asia. However, the government digressed.
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Previously, experts from the University of the Philippines predicted over 60,000 coronavirus cases by the end of July. However, just half-way through the month, the virus count in the Philippines spiked to 63,000.
But, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque believes that the government’s effort was still “effective”. He explained that if not for the these efforts, millions would’ve gotten the disease.
According to an article from Inquirer, Roque stated:
It’s working. Because if we didn’t take steps, then millions would have fallen sick from COVID-19 like what UP (the University of the Philippines) initially predicted. It’s working, because only a small number died from the disease
Furthermore, several hospitals in the country have warned that they have reached maximum capacity for COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile, nurses in Cebu City expressed that they wanted to quit their jobs due to lack of support.
Currently, the government imposed a new initiative to contain the spread of the coronavirus called “Oplan Kalinga” or the “house-to-house” search for infected patients.
Critics argued that the operation would violate human rights and could be used as a form of Tokhang. However, Roque shrugged off the comparison.
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