We can’t afford to totally open up the economy, Duterte warns

The Philippines will be in trouble if it totally opens up the economy “in wild abandon” and triggers a huge spike in cases of new coronavirus disease, President Duterte warned early Wednesday. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

The Philippines will be in trouble if it totally opens up the economy “in wild abandon” and triggers a huge spike in cases of new coronavirus disease, President Duterte warned early Wednesday.

As the country remains on the first wave of transmission, Duterte admitted it would be difficult to deal with a sharp surge in infections due to the government’s limited funds. Duterte said he could not follow other countries that loosened their lockdown and fully reopened their economies despite the raging pandemic. He noted that countries like Japan, South Korea, China and United States have suffered almost a “relapse” when they encountered another wave of infections.

At present, Duterte said the country remains on the first wave of the coronavirus transmission. “Have we arrived at the second wave? I don’t think so. We are still grappling with the first wave,” he said.

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