“Ang mga doktor, dapat nagpapagaling sa pasyente, hindi nangdudoktor ng numero at impormasyon,” Pangilinan said. | khallareINQ
of new COVID-19 cases at 3,954 as well as a record-breaking 38,075 new recoveries.
The DOH explained that it has implemented a “mass recovery adjustment,” where it re-tagged all mild and asymptomatic cases as recovered, with an endorsement from the regional offices. But Pangilinan warned that that such interpretation of data might be dangerous as it gives patients a “false sense of security that they are already well without going through the rigors of swab tests.”
“Makakapanghawa at mas maraming magkakasakit pag ang maysakit ay tinawag na ‘recovered’ kung hindi naman ito na-test. Patayin ba ang taumbayan ang gustong mangyari ng gobyerno?” he questioned. “Unless we are hiding something, we owe it to the Filipinos to be transparent and to allow the COVID-19 data to speak for itself, and from there plan our course of action in fighting the pandemic,” he added.
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