Philippines records more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
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Philippines records more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
Philippines records more than 1 million COVID-19 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases logged in โปรโมชั่น slotxo the Philippines since
the start of the pandemic topped 1 million on Monday (Apr 26), as a health official
warned against easing restrictions, to give hospitals some "breathing room".
Nearly 9,000 new infections in the past 24 hours took the country's caseload to
1,006,428 - the second-highest in Southeast Asia - with 16,853 fatalities,
government figures show.
Limited testing means the actual number of cases is probably much higher.
A lockdown imposed on the national capital region and four surrounding provinces
at the end of March to slow a record surge in infections appears to be working.
New cases in the capital - the epicentre of the outbreak - fell 20 per cent to an
average of 3,841 per day last week, data released by independent research group
OCTA show.
The occupancy rate of hospital beds allocated for COVID-19 patients has also
eased after capacity was boosted and isolation facilities for mild cases expanded.
But Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said infections would go back up
if restrictions were relaxed now.
"As a health agency, we in the DOH (Department of Health) see the importance
of continuing these kinds of restrictions so there is breathing room and space for
decongestion of our healthcare system," Vergeire said ahead of a government
task force meeting to decide on the issue.
"This is primarily our major concern."
The government has been redeploying healthcare workers from low-transmission
regions to the capital to support struggling hospitals. |
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