MANILA, Philippines — For the nth time, Health Secretary Francisco Duque has been asked to resign for allegedly mismanaging the country’s COVID-19 response and after he claimed that the country is ready for a less stringent quarantine.
According to activist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), Duque has failed to address the health crisis properly, almost one year since the entire Luzon and other areas were placed under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
The ECQ status is the most strict quarantine classification in the Philippines, followed by a modified ECQ (MECQ), a general community quarantine (GCQ), and a modified GCQ (MGCQ). Earlier, Duque said that the entire cou…
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