Duterte sees no major lapse by Duque over Pfizer vaccine Palace By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News
Published December 17, 2020 2:45pm President Rodrigo Duterte sees no major lapse on the part of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III amid allegations the Cabinet official bungled an opportunity to secure 10 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as early as January next year. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duque was emotional while defending himself before Duterte and other Cabinet members during a meeting on Wednesday night. Duterte, who has repeatedly defended Duque from allegations of corruption and incompetence, asked his Health chief to respond to the accusation involving the vaccine.
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The Department of Health (DoH) is keeping a close watch on Metro Manila after 12 cities in the capital region recorded an alarming rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergiere told a media forum on Wednesday that initially, eight cities posted a reproduction number or R0 (pronounced “R naught”) of more than 1.
An R0 of 1 or higher is an indication that the infection rate has increased in the past two weeks.
“This is a warning signal for us to start focusing and start strict monitoring among all other cities in Metro Manila,” Vergeire said.
THIS FAR Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd uses a measuring stick to show the distance between two persons during a visit to the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange on Dec. 7 , 2020. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
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