House leader unhappy as DOH thumbs down misting

Deputy Speaker and Laguna 1st district Rep. Dan Fernandez on Friday asked the Department of Health (DOH) to renounce its claim that spraying disinfectants or misting does not protect people against the coronavirus, and that it could actually be harmful.

Fernandez took exception to the DOH pronouncement dated April 9, 2020 since in his view the agency hasn’t been providing the public with solutions against the pandemic.

“Ang pakiusap ko sa DOH, bawiin ninyo ang statement ninyo. Ating gawin lahat ng paraan para malabanan ang sakit na ito. Magtulungan. Hindi magdudahan o maghatakan pababa,” Fernandez added. To this, Fernandez asked: “Ano ba ang mas importante, ang kati ng balat o ang mamatay dahil sa COVID-19?”

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