Duque backtracks, says PH 'bent' COVID-19 curve

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Shortly after claiming that the Philippines has successfully flattened the curve for COVID-19 infections, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III switches terms to say that the trend of infections has 'bent' since April.

On Tuesday, Duque mentioned in a separate media briefing that the country needs to pull the epidemic curve down:"Kailangan iliko natin bandang huli 'yung kurba pababa. That is our ultimate objective."

​A health expert who was once a consultant of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases disagreed with Duque's view. "I don’t think we have flattened the curve based on our increase in cases, number of deaths, and full critical care capacity of NCR and Cebu hospitals. Perhaps DOH should review their own data to guide IATF, whole government and the public of the situation," Dr. Tony Leachon said.A number of lawmakers also refuted the Health chief. Senator Sonny Angara, himself a COVID-19 survivor, pointed out that hospital wards are"filling up again.

"The only thing that is flat are the backs of all the poor patients in fully-occupied COVID wards all around Metro Manila fighting for their lives![Stop acting blind] and act to stop the surge instead of imagining it," added Sen. Migz Zubiri who also battled the disease, pointing out that the country is close to recording the most number of cases in Southeast Asia.

​However, Zubiri said that Duque has since apologized to him over the mix-up. He said he then told the Cabinet official to be careful with his statements.

 

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To Sec Duque: Just give me a reason, just a little bit's enough. Just a second we're not 'flattened' just 'bent' and we can learn to LAB again.

Strike 2 !

He should step down from his position.

Si Aang ka ghorl?

Ano pa bang ibang term hindi ba mauubos yan! Nako nman!

Wala kn talaga s ayos! Okay n eh, un hindi k ngpapakita at nagsasalita!

kristine068726 Nakakahawa talaga ang kabobohan!

He's been hallucinating since day 1....😂😂😂

Bent upwards💅🏼

so Covid bender ka na pala ngayon? 😂

Baka ‘flattened the budget’ ibig nyang sabihin

Y’all playing the “distraction” game again...

bEnT

time and again... this public official never failed to humiliate himself and the govt0

Is he really aware of what is happening🙈🙉🙊💤💤💤

He is inventing something not related to Covid19. He should be employed as an inventor.

can somebody shake & bump his head on to the wall!

Bakit? Pinaliko ba ni Waze si Covid?

Puro PROPAGANDA parang copycat ng 🇨🇳. 🤔

SecDuque, sorry sir, but its time for you to go..hindi na wasto ang line of thinking ..n-covid na ang utak mo..

You are a Public Health Official. Lives are at stake. How do you even sleep? 🙄💩

Sanay na talaga itong ipahiya ang kanyang sarili, ano? Ano na kaya ang pakiramdam ng kanyang mga anak?

Noo mo!!!!

We have an idiot heading the DOH

Incompetent pieca a shit

His claim, actually right ... We definitely Flattened the curve if NOT w/ the FAKE numbers established. LOL.

WHO WHOPhilippines cant we do anything about this

Paki backread po sa group chat andun po ang update na dapat sasabihin. Wag haharap sa publiko ng hindi nagbabasa ng group chat.

Bigla binawi...wow galing..

He still saying the same.

I believed the honesty of Sec. Duque in term of public service but he is not a good speaker.

Since the start of covid. I really dont like duque’s decision.

Putang inang secretary ito. Adik ka ba SecDuque? Namo

wdym bent 😭stop inventing terms and do your job properly. be transparent with the people.

Bent up ba? 😂 I agree then.

Ang sumusuporta sa SecDuque na isang SINUNGALING ay SINUNGALING din di ba DOHgovph tanong po yun HINDI AKO TERORISTA!

Ang cute niyo naman po pala sa “bent” 🤡

How are we ever going to stop covid if this is what we have leading the DOH

Tanong po ng sexbomb dancers laban o bawi?

Other countries in Asia have flattened the CURVE....ours...BENT.......HOW? & WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE THE MOSTCORRUPTCOUNTRYINTHEWORLD?

🎼“We're not broken, just bent…” 🎤

Curve yan, malamang bent talaga.

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