DOH claims PH flattened COVID curve, senators disagree

Updated Thu, July 16, 2020 at 1:00 AM Published Wed, July 15, 2020 at 4:36 PM

Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III claimed the Philippines had "successfully" flattened the COVID-19 curve since April, citing longer case and mortality doubling times.

He explained that the case doubling time is now between eight to 12 days, a significant increase from the initial 2.5 days.

However, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri rejected Duque's claim, questioning the statement in light of rising daily cases.

Zubiri noted that daily cases have increased from an average of 200 in April to over a thousand daily cases recently.

Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara also expressed doubt, stating that hospital COVID wards are filling up again and cases appear to be increasing.

As of July 15, 2020, the Philippines reported 57,545 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 20,459 recoveries and 1,603 deaths.

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