Na Photo By Joey Razon Manila The Country 39s Lower Coronavirus Figures Could Be Attributed To Filipinos 39 Adherence Minimum Public Health Standards And High Vaccination Rate News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

(PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The country's lower coronavirus figures could be attributed to Filipinos' adherence to the minimum public health standards and the high vaccination rate, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. In his presentation to President Rodrigo Duterte Monday night, Duque reported a 31 percent decrease in the daily average cases for the week of March 1 to 7 at 899 infections compared to the previous week - February 22 to 28 - at 1,306 infections. "One differentiator compared to many of these countries, I should like to believe, is our very good compliance to minimum public health standards, 'yung masking ng mga Pilipino (the wearing of masks of Filipinos)," Duque said. He added that countries with high vaccination coverage rates "just threw caution to the wind" while Filipinos are disciplined in terms of compliance to the minimum public health standards - physical distancing, hand hygiene, and all other non-pharmaceutical inte ....

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