Even after the first coronavirus death outside China was recorded in the Philippines, the President downplayed the issue and said 'it will just die a natural death.' CoronavirusFacts
“We are prepared to handle this public health emergency, in case the worst scenario happens.
Alam mo, kung hindi natin kaya itong putang-inang idioto na corona ito, hinahanap ko eh. Gusto kong sampalin ang gago, Duterte also said that “we can defeat” COVID-19 and cursed the virus again. He announced new confirmed cases that night, bringing the country’s total confirmed cases to 24 then.itong COVID-19 na ito We can defeat it,” Duterte said during the press conference.
Duterte has been criticized since late January for being slow to act on the coronavirus threat compared to other countries that immediately put in place restrictive measures, as well as informed their citizens properly. (READ:
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