Harry in a hurry? Roque claims ‘victory’ based on incomplete COVID-19 data

Did the spokesperson speak too soon? Due to backlogs in testing and validation, the confirmed figures released don't account for the real-time situation of the coronavirus outbreak in the Philippines. Read more here:

. We beat it! So, congratulations, Philippines!"What the presidential spokesman didn't acknowledge was that as early as June 28, the tally of the DOH showed over 46,000 positive cases.The daily tallies of the DOH distinguish between confirmed cases and positive cases.

Due to backlogs in testing and validation – an issue the DOH also acknowledges – the confirmed figures they release therefore don't account for the real-time situation of the coronavirus outbreak in the Philippines.clear its backlog of unvalidated tests

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