A youth group on Saturday rejected Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque’s claim that the Philippines has not surpassed Indonesia as the Southeast Asian country with the most coronavirus cases.
Akbayan Youth chair Dr. RJ Naguit pointed to how the additional daily COVID-19 cases have been “breaking records” and “surpassing predictions” by health experts.
Last Friday, Roque downplayed news reports that the Philippines had more COVID-19 cases than Indonesia, explaining that the country recorded most cases in the region because of its increased testing capacity. As of August 6, there were 119,640 cases for the Philippines compared to Indonesia’s 118,753 cases. The country’s tally has soared past 120,000 the following day.
“We have the world’s longest lockdown and we are still waiting for the DOH to release a plan to meet the indicators and targets they set for themselves. If the goal is 100 percent accomplishment, the DOH should tell us the current baseline,” he said.
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