'Too early' to tell if Philippines flattened COVID19 curve: health dept
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv MANILA - It is "too early" to tell if the Philippines has flattened the curve of new COVID-19 infections, the Department of Health said Wednesday, the eve of President Rodrigo Duterte's decision on whether or not to modify the 6-week lockdown of Luzon to contain the pandemic.
Cases of the respiratory disease now take 5 days to double from the previous 3 days before the lockdown, she told ANC. Whether or not the lockdown is extended, the Philippines "will have a new normal where we will always practice social distancing, the always washing of hands and other non-pharmaceutical interventions," said Vergeire.
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