Tag: first wave

DOH clarifies “second wave” of COVID-19 amid confusion; says PHL still on first wave of local transmission

https://youtu.be/iqQ8h_f8xRc   The Department of Health clarified its earlier statement that the country is now on the second wave of COVID-19, saying that currently the country is still considered on its first major wave. In a virtual presser, Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, the Director of the Health Promotion and Communication Service (HPCS) of the DOH said that the country is still on its first major wave of sustained community transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]

Palace tells DOH, “We’re still on first wave” of COVID-19; says local virus transmission is part of wave

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the country is still on the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, refuting an earlier pronouncement by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III that the country is actually on its “second wave” of the disease. Another health expert, Dr. John Wong had also said that the Philippines is already on the second wave which reportedly started in the first week of March, which is also considered the country’s first […]

Interior Secretary Año disagrees PHL on second wave of COVID-19 infections

(Eagle News)–Cabinet Secretary Eduardo Año doesn’t believe the country is on its second wave of COVID-19 infections. Año made known his position in a television interview on Thursday, May 21, a day after Health Secretary Francisco Duque made the statement in a Senate Committee of the Whole hearing. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea had also disagreed with Duque. “Para sa akin kasi, parang itong bungang ito ay part pa magmula nang magsimula tayo,” he said. He […]