A lawmaker is proposing to put to shame those who discriminate coronavirus disease 2019 patients while praising those who voluntarily admit they are afflicted with the respiratory illness. | DYGalvezINQ
Deputy Speaker Dan Fernandez on Tuesday said the public should call those who discriminate COVID-19 patients as “maytamayan” while COVID-19 patients should be called “bayaniyan.”“It’s high time we start a ‘shame and fame campaign’ as a weapon in this difficult fight against COViD-19. I appeal to the government and the public to join hands in pursuing this drive,” he said in a statement.
He also urged COVID-19 patients to allow the publication of their names so that contact tracing will be easier.
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