MANILA, Philippines — Davao City is not an epicenter of COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, as it rejected the use of the term for areas seeing a rise in coronavirus infections.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the term epicenter, in relation to epidemics, is interpreted by some to refer to an area as the source of the infection, and is also meant to connote the area as a hotspot for the infection.
“We discourage the use of the term ‘epicenter’ in describing the rise of cases in an area. These areas are not the origin of the COVID-19 virus. Moreover, using the term ‘epicenter’ detracts from other surrounding areas which may be …
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