Sen. Francis Pangilinan said that he and several other senators lamented the continuing rise of coronavirus cases in the Philippines, with data from the WHO showing that it as having the fastest surge in the Western Pacific region in the last two weeks.
“Lockdowns, mass testing, and contact tracing should be done simultaneously. Just like in farming, you can’t perform one task alone like till the soil, you also have to plant the seeds and water the crops. You have to care for the plants,” he added.
“The current statistics are obviously consequences of these actions. I really hope that during the past months we have upgraded our healthcare system to properly respond to this pandemic. We continue to encourage the public to stay at home, practice social distancing and only come out of their homes when necessary,” he said.
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, chair of the Senate health committee, raised the same concerns, saying that a strict enforcement of existing quarantine measures and the compliance of the public would be “very crucial.” The DOH noted that Singapore had 43,246 cases logged out of its 5.9 million population, while the Philippines, with a population of 109 million, has confirmed 34,803 coronavirus cases as of June 27.
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