Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. condemned the confusion incited by the differing statements made by officials of the Department of Health regarding the spread of COVID-19 Delta variant in the country.
“Nakakalito yung mga statements galing sa Department of Health kasi nga sa isang banda sinasabi ni Sec. Duque na wala pang community transmission, pero sa isang banda naman sinasabi ni Usec. Vergeire na dapat i-assume na natin na merong community transmission kahit na wala pang supporting data,” Reyes explained.
He also condemned the lack of improvements made by the government in its pandemic response that led to the initiation of another two-week long lockdown in Metro Manila, and called the decision unsurprising given the lack of testing and contact tracing, slow rate of vaccinations, and insufficient hospital capacity.
Reyes specifically noted that the Philippine Genome Center could have been instrumental in tracking the spread of the Delta variant had it been better funded with more personnel and equipment, and had better facilities.
“Ang kalagayan natin ngayon less than one percent lang ang nase-sequence ng Philippine Genome Center, dun sa mahigit isang milyong kaso ng COVID ngayong taon […] so hindi mo talaga makikita kung saan kumakalat na yung Delta variant kasi hindi mo naman nache-check yung sequencing ng mga COVID samples,” he stated.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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