Hospital told not to report coronavirus deaths? DOH probing allegation

The Department of Health says it never issued any order to stop reporting deaths or any case related to COVID-19, in answer to social media posts by journalist Arnold Clavio. COVID19PH

HEALTH OFFICIALS. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during a press conference at the DOH Headquarters in Manila on Saturday, March 7. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

In the exchange, the health worker said there were"10 deaths every day" from COVID-19, and fatalities were so many that the hospital ran out of cadaver bags, and bodies were being left lying in hallways.. Clavio said the images of the conversation were given to him by frontliners at a hospital in Metro Manila, and several government officials have been informed about the situation.

“We urge the public to exercise discretion when sharing information, to fact-check and verify first through DOH’s official channels and legitimate sources,” it added. He cited China, where the novel coronavirus originated. He said the outbreak went out of hand because the Chinese government“Maging tapat para 'di kumalat. Naghihintay kami, [Health] Secretary [Francisco] Duque. Ano ang totoong Sitwasyon sa Pilipinas?”Clavio’s Facebook page “akosiigan” was deactivated apparently because of this post, he said in his Instagram account with the same name.

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