If citizens do not adhere to minimum public health
requirements and the pandemic response is not stepped up, the Philippines could
experience a surge close to what is currently occurring in India.
After being asked about some health experts' fears that the country
might experience a "India-like" spike in COVID-19, Health Secretary
Francisco Duque III said this in an ANC interview on Friday, April 30.
“if we don’t follow the minimum public health standard, and
if we do not intensify our COVID-19 pandemic response, like what has happened
in India and also in some other countries where the second or third waves are
being experienced, that’s a big possibility,” Duque said.
India, the world's most populated nation, has been
experiencing a significant outbreak of infections, with regular reports of
record-breaking new cases and multiple deaths.
“This is a lesson we all need to learn about what's going on
in other countries; we can't all bury our heads in the sand and pretend
everything is fine,” Duque said.
“There’s always ways of doing things better. It’s very
dynamic, every day you have to read, every day you have to watch out for what’s
happening, what are the best practices, what are the practices that are worth
avoiding,” he added.
More than 1 million cases of COVID-19 infections have been
reported in the Philippines after more than a year of the pandemic. According
to the Department of Health (DOH), there are 1,028,738 confirmed cases, 942,239
recoveries, and 17,145 deaths in the country as of April 29.
You are to blame on all of this surge Duque. You're incompetency will kill many filipinos . Gov. Gwen Garcia was right about you.
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