{"id":258143,"date":"2020-06-16T02:35:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T06:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258143"},"modified":"2020-06-16T02:35:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T06:35:01","slug":"prrd-says-its-heartening-to-see-more-covid-19-recoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/16\/prrd-says-its-heartening-to-see-more-covid-19-recoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD says it\u2019s \u2018heartening\u2019 to see more Covid-19 recoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reviews a document during a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on June 15, 2020. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte found it \u201cheartening\u201d to see the rise in recoveries among the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients in the country.<\/p>\n

In a televised public briefing late Monday night, Duterte said the 6,252 recoveries as of Monday (June 15) was \u201ca good record compared to other countries\u201d.<\/p>\n

Despite this development, he reminded the public that the threat against Covid-19 remains until a vaccine is developed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe battle\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0(against) Covid is not over.\u00a0Sabi ko nandiyan pa ‘yung<\/em>\u00a0germ\u00a0na \u2018yan at hindi nawawala<\/em>\u00a0(I said the germ is still here, it has not disappeared),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said he could not yet tell when the country could determine whether it is already experiencing a second wave in Covid-19 infection.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot say it\u2019s [the] second wave because it is still increasing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte explained that the easing of quarantine restrictions in some parts of the country does not mean that the public should forget to observe minimum health standards.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that he could not prevent everyone from leaving their homes, especially if they had jobs.<\/p>\n

However, he also appealed to the public not to blame the government for the continuous increase of Covid-19 cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cNgayon kung lumabas talaga kayo<\/em>\u00a0(Now, if you go out), you run the risk of getting infected,\u00a0\u2018wag ninyo kaming sisihin<\/em>\u00a0(don\u2019t blame us),\u201d he said. \u201cDo not forget that we warned you of the grave consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

He urged the public to continue observing minimum health standards such as practicing physical distancing, wearing face masks, and frequent hand washing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he also vowed to \u201cpersonally supervise\u201d the distribution of a possible cure against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a pill, I hope it\u2019s true\u00a0na parang lalaban<\/em>\u00a0(that it can fight) and it can maybe\u00a0sabi<\/em>\u00a0(they say) kill the\u2026\u2019yun ang maganda, pag ‘yun ang dumating, ‘pag<\/em>\u00a0available\u00a0na, mag-<\/em>order\u00a0na ako<\/em>, (that’s good if it becomes available, I will order) and I will distribute it\u2026 I will personally supervise the distribution,\u00a0ako mismo<\/em>\u00a0(me myself), I will supervise the distribution of whatever there is…to guarantee that everybody gets a fair share of the medicines and medical care,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Monday (June 15), the country recorded its highest number of Covid-19 recoveries on a single day at 298, topping last June 12 record of 289 recoveries.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there are a total of 26,420 Covid-19 cases in the country, of which 348 are fresh cases and 142 are late cases.<\/p>\n

Ten more people died due to the disease bringing the total number of deaths to 1,098.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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