Department of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said on Monday, June 26, that he would recommend lifting the COVID-19 public health emergency.
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said on Monday, June 26, that he would recommend lifting the“Actually, there is no longer an emergency,” Herbosa said in a chance interview with reporters on Monday afternoon. “I think I would actually ask the lifting of the public health emergency in the country., due to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the government’s COVID-19 dashboard, at least 66,482 have died in the Philippines due to COVID-19 since the pandemic began.vaccination program, which targets the original COVID-19 strain and the more transmissible Omicron variant. Healthcare workers and senior citizens are prioritized for this booster while supplies are still limited.
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