ICYMI: While saying it is “unfortunate” that the first case of monkeypox was recorded in the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed that monkeypox is not as scary as COVID-19.
Marcos made the remark as he visited a COVID-19 vaccination site in Pasig City.“It’s unfortunate that we have recorded our monkeypox case. Let me stress on that, it is one monkeypox case in the Philippines… ‘yung pasyente nung monkeypox ay pagaling na [the monkeypox patient is now on the road to recovery] ,” Marcos said in a press briefing at the vaccination site.
“Even then, I want to be very clear to everyone: This is not COVID. Hindi kagaya ng COVID ito. Hindi nakakatakot kagaya ng COVID ‘yung monkeypox. Parang smallpox, marami namang gamot. Pwede nating gamutin [Monkeypox is not as scary as COVID. It’s like smallpox, there are lots of medicines. We can use them],” the President added.
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