{"id":247740,"date":"2020-03-11T01:55:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T05:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247740"},"modified":"2020-03-11T01:55:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T05:55:09","slug":"prrd-believes-strong-countries-can-develop-vaccine-vs-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/11\/prrd-believes-strong-countries-can-develop-vaccine-vs-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD believes strong countries can develop vaccine vs. Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting to discuss the updates on the Marawi Rehabilitation efforts at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace. ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed confidence that powerful countries such as Russia, United States, and Japan could eventually come up with a vaccine to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Speaking before local government officials in Pasay City, Duterte said countries \u201crich in technology\u201d will soon be able to identify effective treatments and develop vaccines as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the great strides now of science, in a matter of days I\u2019m sure that Russia, the brightest of their brightest and America and Japan they are working overtime to come up with a vaccine,\u201d he said in a speech during the 2020 General Assembly of the Municipalities of the Philippines in Marriot Hotel.<\/p>\n

He admitted it will take time but it is possible for the governments around the world to come up with a vaccine.<\/p>\n

Currently, there is no vaccine for Covid-19. The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus by observing precautionary measures such as avoiding close contact with people who are sick; avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth; and frequent hand-washing.<\/p>\n

Those infected by coronavirus are given anti-viral drugs being used in clinical trials but there is no guarantee that these work.<\/p>\n

He also believes patients who died from the highly-infectious disease were victims of predetermined course of events.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung hindi ka na umabot<\/em>\u00a0(If you didn\u2019t make it), that is really your destiny,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said despite the \u201cno-touch\u201d policy being implemented by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on him and his family, he is convinced that death was also predetermined.<\/p>\n

Shaking hands with millions of people, he said, did not necessarily expose him to higher risk of contracting the disease because he believed that if it is a person\u2019s time to die, it would happen anyway.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi mo naman madala yan sa<\/em>\u00a0handshake handshake.\u00a0Maski magpunta ka ng limang milyon na<\/em>\u00a0handshake \u2018yan pag hindi mo pa panahon hindi mo talaga panahon<\/em>\u00a0(You won\u2019t get it from handshakes. Even if you make five million handshakes, if it\u2019s not your time, it\u2019s not your time),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Before the meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases in Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday night, Duterte was spotted shaking hands with Cabinet members present.<\/p>\n

He described the \u201cno-touch\u201d protocol as foolish, saying he would still shake hands to greet people during public engagements.<\/p>\n

He also insisted to keep attending public engagements including a scheduled trip to Boracay on March 12, even as the Department of Health (DOH) advised the public to limit outside activity and crowds.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said even if Duterte\u2019s movements were limited by his security, \u201che doesn\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Currently, there are 33 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country. The global death toll from the coronavirus is over 3,800 with more than 110,000 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n

Duterte has issued a proclamation formally declaring a state of public health emergency throughout the Philippines.<\/p>\n

He also ordered the suspension of all schools in all levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) from March 10 to 14 to ensure the safety of students from the disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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