CEBU CITY, Philippines —Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas has backed the contention of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia that Cebu's data on
ENOUGH. Dr. Jaime Bernadas said other diseases have infected and killed more people than COVID-19 did.
Bernadas, in a joint press conference with Garcia, said the public must accept that the virus is already here, among the people, and that instead of living on fear, they must look into ways in preventing themselves from contracting the infection. ‘Sa atong gitan-aw nga statistics, makita nato nga kung sa kinatibuk-an dili gyud angay kahadlokan ang mao nga virus.
In comparing COVID-19 to dengue, Bernadas said the region has already logged over 6,000 cases of dengue in the first quarter of 2020, thrice more than the present number of COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas.
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