Virus threat far from over, but DOH notes ‘improvement’

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MANILA, Philippines — While it now takes longer for the number of coronavirus cases in the country to double, the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday advised the public against complacency, saying

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said it would now take five days for the recorded number of coronavirus cases to double, a “marked improvement” given that last week the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases said the doubling time was three days.

She stressed that the public should not see these improvements as permanent given what was happening in other countries, like Singapore, where a second wave of infection had been reported. On questions on why new cases continue to be reported despite the Luzon lockdown, Vergeire explained that the measure’s goal was to keep the daily number of coronavirus cases at a manageable level for the country’s health system.

 

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