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Gov’t doing ‘very good’ job in containing Covid-19: Palace
Malacañang asserted that the government is doing a "very good" job in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, despite a continuing spike in infections.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque acknowledged the continuing transmission but expressed confidence in the government's management of the crisis.
He stated that no country is perfect in handling the virus and that the Philippines has limited COVID-19 patient deaths.
Roque reiterated that the country would have recorded millions of infections if not for the government's immediate steps to curb the spread.
He also pointed out the government has done a good job containing the virus, considering the Philippines' high population density in Southeast Asia.
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Malacañang stated that the Philippines has managed the COVID-19 crisis well, asserting that no country has achieved a perfect response to the pandemic.
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