{"id":261905,"date":"2020-07-16T05:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T09:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261905"},"modified":"2020-07-16T05:23:08","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T09:23:08","slug":"duque-wasnt-scolded-for-flattened-curve-remark-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/16\/duque-wasnt-scolded-for-flattened-curve-remark-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Duque wasn\u2019t scolded for ‘flattened curve\u2019 remark: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a series of tweets after making the controversial remark, Duque clarified the statement he made, saying the country’s case doubling time in April passed the three-day doubling time mark. (File photo<\/a>: Department of Health (Philippines)\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Health Secretary Francisco Duque III retracted his earlier pronouncement that the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection curve has “flattened” since April, not because he was scolded but because he realized he made a mistake, Malaca\u00f1ang said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the remark after Duque took back his earlier statement about the curve being flattened, this time saying it was “bent.”<\/p>\n

Roque disclosed that Duque even called him personally and admitted his mistake.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala pong pagsabon na nangyari at ako naman nang matapos mangyari \u2018yan tumawag kaagad sa \u2019kin si<\/em>\u00a0Secretary Duque\u00a0at sinabi nga niya na parang mali yung salitang nagamit niya. Sabi ko korekin lang natin<\/em>\u00a0(There was no scolding that took place, and when it happened, Secretary Duque called me immediately, telling me he used the wrong word. I said let\u2019s just correct it),\u201d he said in a virtual Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Roque said mistakes happen to even the best of media workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSino ba naman sa media ang nagsasabing di sila nagkakamali?<\/em>\u00a0So kinorek\u00a0lang<\/em>\u00a0(What media worker doesn\u2019t make mistakes? So it was corrected),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets after making the controversial remark, Duque clarified the statement he made, saying the country’s case doubling time in April passed the three-day doubling time mark.<\/p>\n

Come July 15, he said the doubling time is eight days, which is past the seven-day doubling mark.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means we bent the curve in April after the March ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) but we are seeing an increase in cases due to the expanded testing capacity and community transmission as we allow (the) movement of people,\u201d Duque said.<\/p>\n

Several netizens criticized Duque\u2019s remark, questioning his credentials as health chief.<\/p>\n

Last May, Duque earned public ire for claiming the country was experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections, which he later took back.<\/p>\n

Cabinet officials, including Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o, refuted Duque\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n

However, Roque maintained that the country is still on its first wave of infections but noted that Duque\u2019s interpretation of \u201cwaves\u201d differed from that of other experts.<\/p>\n

Senators and other sectors have also called for Duque\u2019s resignation over his handling of the Covid-19 health crisis and the alleged overpriced medical supplies and equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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