MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is faring better than its neighboring countries in the face of its COVID-19 Delta variant situation, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday during the taped weekly briefing with President Rodrigo Duterete.
Duque said other countries in Southeast Asia had “experienced a severe rise in cases because of the Delta variant.
“As of now, our situation is far better vis-a-vis the Delta variant,” he added, speaking partly in Filipino.
Duque stressed the need to strictly enforce travel restrictions, including the screening, testing, and quarantine protocols for arriving passengers in the country’s points of entry.
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