“Don’t tell us we are better off. We are in this difficult situation because government downplayed many of the red flags early on,” Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes said. | GabrielLaluINQ
“Don’t tell us we are better off. We are in this difficult situation because government downplayed many of the red flags early on. Remember that time when a patient from Greenhills with no travel history was infected with the virus, and Duque said that’s not local transmission because it’s just one person?” he asked.
However, observers and people on social media have insisted that the Philippines’ point of comparison should be its neighbors in the Southeast Asian region. In that case, the country only trails Malaysia and has more cases compared to Indonesia , Thailand , Singapore and Vietnam ., while the rest of the mentioned countries have lesser casualties: Malaysia has 68 deaths, Thailand with 33, Singapore with just six, and Vietnam has zero deaths.
However, he also urged the government to act fast as the lockdown’s deadline is fast approaching. The ECQ, which has suspended work except for frontline services, is slated“The expanded quarantine has become necessary to slow down the spread of the disease given that our health system cannot cope with the rise of new cases.
“What will prolong the lockdown is the failure of the government to implement the necessary health measures to confront the pandemic. What will prolong the lockdown is the failure of government to implement the needed economic support for the people. A hungry populace will not stay put and will break quarantine protocols, and will be more vulnerable to sickness,” he added.
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