Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid
What indeed is terrifying to septuagenarians and octogenarians like me, is that we are losing some of our colleagues, not to old age but to the dreaded COVID-19. When we open our Facebook pages, it seems like notes of condolences and prayers are beginning to catch up with congratulatory messages on birthday and wedding anniversaries. The same with wakes on Zoom.
Kailan pa ba ito matatapos? Helpless and hopeless, we read reports about the surge, and tents being installed because Metro Manila and nearby hospitals have reached full capacity. Many get treated or are recovering at home. Which is why we cannot trust current statistics on number of cases, mild or serious, or deaths because of the absence of accurate documentation on the out-of hospital cases.