Infectious diseases expert Dr. Rontgene Solante said Sunday that among the reasons the state of public health emergency is not yet lifted in the country is due to the threat of COVID-19 variants of concern.
In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, Solante said COVID-19 infections in the country are now “very stable” and even the hospitals are no longer getting overwhelmed with new cases.
“Siguro ang nakita ko lang na pangamba dito dahil bakit hindi pa rin natin maalis-alis ‘yung public health emergency, ‘yung threat talaga ng mga variants of concern,” he said.the onset of the pandemic, by then-President Rodrigo Duterte . Under Proclamation 922, the state of a public health emergency would remain in force and effect until lifted or withdrawn by the President.
The Philippines is also currently under a state of calamity due to the coronavirus outbreak after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos
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