The Philippines may have as much as 300,000 active COVID-19 cases by the middle of next month if the public lowers its guard against the severe respiratory illness, an official from the WHO warned. | DYGalvezINQ
“I have seen those numbers, we have to prove those numbers wrong. That’s the challenge we face. If we relax our guards, if we relax our defenses, yes it’s possible to get to those numbers,” WHO Acting Representative to Asia Dr.
Rajendra Yadav said in a Laging Handa briefing when asked about the projected 300,000-increase in COVID-19 active cases next month.It was the Department of Health that earlier warned of a possible surge in COVID-19 cases due to the declining compliance of Filipinos to minimum public health standards .while a 30-percent decline in MPHS compliance “might bring the cases up further to as high as 300,000 over the same time period,” the DOH earlier said.
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