MANILA, Philippines — While recognizing the government’s efforts to address the pandemic, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said there is still a lot to be done amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
“Our government has done what is necessary to respond to this national health emergency, but a lot remains to be done,” Sotto said in a statement on Monday.
In March last year, the government first placed many parts of the country under lockdown due to surging coronavirus cases.
A year into the pandemic, a surge inCOVID-19 cases was reported with over 600,000 people getting infected, and the death toll rising to 12,829 people.
“Cases are again at an uptick. Our …
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