{"id":260216,"date":"2020-07-02T06:15:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=260216"},"modified":"2020-07-02T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T10:15:32","slug":"ph-still-facing-big-problem-due-to-covid-19-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/02\/ph-still-facing-big-problem-due-to-covid-19-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"PH still facing \u2018big problem\u2019 due to Covid-19: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: A woman uses an electric scooter on her way to work along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City on Thursday morning (July 2, 2020). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said a vaccine or medicine must be developed to defeat the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), admitting that the country is still facing a \u201cbig problem\u201d due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cHanggang wala pong bakuna, hanggang wala pong gamot sa sakit na iyan, hindi po tayo mananalo laban sa<\/em>\u00a0Covid-19 (We will never win against Covid-19 unless there is a vaccine or medicine for that disease),\u201d Roque said in a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4.<\/p>\n

A day before, Roque was euphoric that the country was able to disprove the prediction of the University of the Philippines\u2019 (UP) research team that Covid-19 cases in the Philippines could swell to 40,000 by June 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero alam ko po, malaki pa rin ang problema, at<\/em>\u00a0ultimately,\u00a0kailangan talaga ang bakuna at<\/em>\u00a0[gamot] (I am aware that the problem is still big, and ultimately, what we really need is vaccine and medicine),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As of June 30, the Philippines has reported 37,514 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 10,233 recoveries and 1,266 fatalities.<\/p>\n

On July 1, Covid-19 infections in the Philippines have climbed to 38,511.<\/p>\n

On June 22, President Rodrigo Duterte was elated that many countries have made significant progress in the development of Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n

In his 13th weekly report to Congress, Duterte also noted that around 288 Covid-19 patients in the Philippines have enrolled in the Solidarity Trials of the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/p>\n

The \u201cSolidarity Trial\u201d launched by WHO and its partners is meant to test the safety and effectiveness of possible vaccines against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Four possible drugs and drug combinations that have been tested in the trial include Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine, Remdesivir, Lopinavir or Ritonavir, and Lopinavir or Ritonavir with Interferon beta-1a.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ultimate weapon\u2019 vs. Covid-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roque said the actions taken by the government only help slow the spread of Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n

He also warned that people\u2019s defiance of health and quarantine protocols would only lead to \u201c100 percent\u201d fast transmission of Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa pagbabago ng ugali at nakasanayan tulad ng pagsusuot ng<\/em>\u00a0face mask,\u00a0paghuhugas ng kamay, pagso<\/em>-social distancing,\u00a0mananaig tayo laban sa sakit<\/em>\u00a0(When we change our habit by using face mask, washing our hands, and observing social distancing, we will win against this disease),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said following the quarantine rules is the country\u2019s \u201cultimate weapon” against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

He, however, said the success of the country in fighting Covid-19 lies in the hands of Filipinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cNasa kamay po natin kung anong mangyayari sa atin dito sa gitna ng pandemyang ito (<\/em>Our fate amid this pandemic lies in our hands),\u201d Roque said.\u00a0\u201c\u2019Yung<\/em>\u00a0ultimate weapon\u00a0na gagamitin natin, nasa kamay po ng taumbayan<\/em>\u00a0(The ultimate weapon that we will use is up to the public).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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