In its editorial, the Inquirer says that the Philippines is not the first country to raise the issue of inaccurate Covid-19 test kits sent by China, with four European countries rejecting China-made Covid-19 products.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MANILA - The last thing anxious Filipinos need right now amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic is a Department of Health that reverses itself once too often.
Huffed the embassy:"Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, China has continually provided assistance as needed to support the Philippines' battle against the epidemic… The Chinese Embassy firmly rejects any irresponsible remarks and any attempts to undermine our cooperation in this regard." The DOH retraction, bare of necessary details, was expectedly met with widespread scepticism, immediately seen as yet the latest indication of the Duterte administration's mortal fear of offending China's feelings.Last Saturday, the Dutch health ministry announced it was recalling 600,000 face masks imported from China as"the quality of this shipment did not meet the required standards.
Four European countries so far rejecting China-made Covid-19 products: Would the Chinese embassy also accuse them of attempting to"undermine cooperation" with Beijing? The DOH's abrupt about-face does nothing, at the very least, to assuage Filipinos' fears, and can only further damage the credibility of the very institution depended on to be the voice of authority in the battle against Covid-19.
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