Coronavirus: Philippines quarantines island of 57 million people
5 years ago

Coronavirus: Philippines quarantines island of 57 million people

Al Jazeera  

For daily wage earners, no work means no pay ‘so no choice’ and social distancing is impossible, critics say. Manila, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has put the entire Philippine island of Luzon under an “enhanced community quarantine” until April 12 to stop the spread of coronavirus infections. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo earlier explained that, under an enhanced community quarantine, “strict home quarantine shall be implemented in all households, transportation shall be suspended, provision of food and essential services shall be regulated, and heightened presence of uniformed personnel to enforce quarantine procedures will be implemented”. “We already have an enhanced community quarantine which we started two days ago, we are just expanding it to the entire Luzon,” said Panelo. “The president’s directive for an ‘enhanced community quarantine’ in Luzon … should be implemented as a public health measure that takes into account the welfare of the most vulnerable,” said Hontiveros in a statement.

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Duterte wants unvaccinated jailed as COVID rate hits record high
3 years, 2 months ago

Duterte wants unvaccinated jailed as COVID rate hits record high

Al Jazeera  

The Philippines’ 43.7 percent positivity rate on Saturday – an all-time high for the fourth straight day – has been driven by the Omicron variant. The Philippines has reported at least 21,819 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country’s positivity rate to another all-time high of 40 percent out of 70,049 tests conducted, as President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of …

The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more
3 years, 3 months ago

The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more

NPR  

The Philippines vaccinated 7.6 million people in 3 days. Duterte demands even more Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images The Philippine government, beset by charges of incompetence and corruption in its handling of the pandemic, has mounted a vaccination campaign that any of its Southeast Asian neighbors might envy. Conky Quizon, …

Philippines Suspends Decision to Allow Vaccinated Tourists Entry
3 years, 3 months ago

Philippines Suspends Decision to Allow Vaccinated Tourists Entry

News 18  

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated. Manila announced plans last week to allow fully vaccinated tourists from most countries to enter from December 1 as it seeks to revive the …

Cabinet not ready to intervene in increasing coronavirus infections, sources say
3 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet not ready to intervene in increasing coronavirus infections, sources say

NL Times  

There is currently no sense of panic among members of the Dutch Cabinet because of the rapidly increasing coronavirus figures, sources close to the government said. The Cabinet is focusing more on the number of hospital admissions and intensive care unit admissions than on the infection figures. Researcher Marino van Zelst, among others, want the Cabinet to place more emphasis …

The Latest: Virus infects 99 kids at Philippine orphanage
3 years, 6 months ago

The Latest: Virus infects 99 kids at Philippine orphanage

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy MANILA, Philippines — As COVID-19 …

Philippines to relax COVID curbs even as cases hit record levels
3 years, 6 months ago

Philippines to relax COVID curbs even as cases hit record levels

Al Jazeera  

Health department says three out of four new cases linked to Delta variant and warns of new surge. Caught between a struggling economy and a health emergency, the Philippines is expected to ease COVID-19 restrictions from Wednesday to allow more business activities to resume, even as the country posts record numbers of daily cases and a test positivity rate of …

Philippines eases lockdown amid record COVID-19 infections
3 years, 7 months ago

Philippines eases lockdown amid record COVID-19 infections

Al Jazeera  

Hospitals were filling up, with 73 percent of the country’s intensive care capacity already utilised and 61 percent of isolation beds occupied. Hospitals filling up Hospitals were filling up, with 73 percent of the country’s intensive care capacity already utilised and 61 percent of isolation beds occupied, government data showed. The Philippines, which has one of Southeast Asia’s worst coronavirus …

Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news
3 years, 7 months ago

Thousands jam Philippine vaccination sites over false news

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of people jammed coronavirus vaccination centers in the Philippine capital, defying social distancing restrictions, after false news spread that unvaccinated residents would be deprived of cash aid or barred from leaving home during a two-week lockdown that started Friday. Officials placed Metropolitan Manila back under lockdown until Aug. 20, as a new spike in COVID-19 infections …

Philippines Covid-19: Manila residents crowd vaccination centers in rush before lockdown
3 years, 7 months ago

Philippines Covid-19: Manila residents crowd vaccination centers in rush before lockdown

CNN  

Manila, Philippines CNN — Residents in the Philippine capital are rushing to get Covid-19 vaccines, crowding into vaccination centers and waiting in long lines outside, ahead of a two-week lockdown that goes into effect Friday evening. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in a July 28 news conference that if unvaccinated people left their house, they would be escorted back by …

Philippines President Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

Philippines President Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine

CNN  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as his country battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with more than 1.3 million cases and 23,000 deaths. “You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed,” Duterte said in a televised address on Monday following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination …

Rural Philippines pays price for ignoring COVID warnings
3 years, 9 months ago

Rural Philippines pays price for ignoring COVID warnings

Al Jazeera  

Experts tracking the number of COVID cases call on the government to immediately send health care reinforcement to the southern Philippines. Citing her busy schedule due to the surge in cases, Zamboanga del Norte’s top health official, Dr Esmeralda Nadela said she would only be able to answer Al Jazeera’s questions “next time”. In a news briefing on Wednesday, the …

COVID-19: Could the Philippines see an India-style surge?
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: Could the Philippines see an India-style surge?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, May 4 at 19:30GMT: The Philippines is in the throes of one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Southeast Asia, topping one million total infections last week. In an attempt to assuage those fears, Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte last week received his first vaccine dose live on Facebook. Rights group Amnesty International says what it calls the government’s …

1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines
3 years, 11 months ago

1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — An approaching powerful typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as a precaution in the eastern and central Philippines, although the unusual summer storm is not expected to blow into land, officials said Monday. More than 3,200 people and 43 ferries and cargo ships were …

Vaccinating the Philippines could take two years. Health workers fear it will be a hotbed of variants by then
4 years ago

Vaccinating the Philippines could take two years. Health workers fear it will be a hotbed of variants by then

ABC  

As a frontline health worker, Dr Genalyne Maroon-Berzabal has witnessed firsthand the latest surge in COVID-19 infections in the Philippines. "There's a new monster again," Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warned of the UK variant. 'It's spreading' Dr Guido David, from the OCTA Research group at the University of the Philippines, said the virus reproduction number — or the number of …

Philippines closes border to foreigners, some citizens over COVID
4 years ago

Philippines closes border to foreigners, some citizens over COVID

Al Jazeera  

Country is battling a surge in cases linked to new variants and has imposed curfews and movement restrictions. Foreigners and some returning citizens will be prevented from entering the Philippines under new measures announced by the country’s coronavirus task force as new variants help raise a renewed surge in COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. Foreign citizens and those …

Philippines battles COVID surge a year after protracted lockdown
4 years ago

Philippines battles COVID surge a year after protracted lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Evening curfews imposed in Manila as the country reports highest number of daily coronavirus cases in seven months. Manila, Philippines – The Philippines is facing a surge in coronavirus cases as it marks a year since the government imposed one of the world’s longest lockdowns. On Monday, the health department reported 5,404 new coronavirus infections – the country’s highest single-day …

Philippines reports first Brazil COVID variant as new cases surge
4 years ago

Philippines reports first Brazil COVID variant as new cases surge

Al Jazeera  

The country reported 4,578 new coronavirus infections on Friday, the biggest daily increase in cases in nearly six months. The Philippines has detected its first case of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil, the health department said, as the number of infections surges to the highest level in six months. It reported 59 new infections of the …

The Philippines Has Vaccinated Zero Health-Care Workers So Far
4 years, 1 month ago

The Philippines Has Vaccinated Zero Health-Care Workers So Far

NPR  

The Philippines Has Vaccinated Zero Health-Care Workers So Far Enlarge this image toggle caption Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Ezra Acayan/Getty Images Willy Pulia, who turned 58 this week, is scared of getting COVID-19 – and for good reason. toggle caption Ezra Acayan/Getty Images However, the spokesman for the Philippine COVID-19 Task Force told NPR the 117,000 doses of the two-dose vaccine …

Asia Today: Philippine tourist sites reopen 'cautiously'
4 years, 5 months ago

Asia Today: Philippine tourist sites reopen 'cautiously'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two of the most popular …

Singapore warns of further waves of coronavirus, untill vaccine is found
4 years, 7 months ago

Singapore warns of further waves of coronavirus, untill vaccine is found

India TV News  

Further waves of the deadly COVID-19 are possible as long as a vaccine remains out of reach, Singapore’s Health Minister Gan Kim Yong warned on Tuesday, as the city-state recorded 31 new coronavirus cases, its lowest single-day figure since March. Singapore will also work with its international partners to share information on cases and remains "actively involved" in developing vaccines …

Philippines coronavirus: Critics accuse the government of using lockdowns to crack down on dissent
4 years, 7 months ago

Philippines coronavirus: Critics accuse the government of using lockdowns to crack down on dissent

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Questioning the world’s toughest coronavirus restrictions can be a risky business in the Philippines. “If happened at a time when we weren’t under quarantine, there would have been mass protests outside,” said Maria Ressa, a journalist and critic of the Duterte administration. The strict coronavirus measures devastated the country’s economy, leading the Duterte administration to pass …

‘Endure some more’: Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

‘Endure some more’: Philippines extends coronavirus lockdown

Al Jazeera  

President Rodrigo Duterte says cases of the virus remain too high for restrictions to be eased. President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday extended restrictions in the Philippines’ capital Manila until mid-August because of the continued high number of coronavirus cases, and said the government would work with the military to distribute a vaccine for the virus once it became available. Presidential …

Even countries that got coronavirus under control are now struggling. That’s deeply concerning for the rest of the world
4 years, 8 months ago

Even countries that got coronavirus under control are now struggling. That’s deeply concerning for the rest of the world

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The coronavirus is “easily the most severe” public health emergency the World Health Organization has ever faced, its director-general said Monday, as countries that previously appeared to have the pandemic under control recorded an uptick in cases. Ben Cowling, a professor at Hong Kong University’s school of public health, wrote this week that “we may never …

US coronavirus cases may be 10 times higher than data shows: Live
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus cases may be 10 times higher than data shows: Live

Al Jazeera  

As many as 20 million Americans may have contracted coronavirus rather than 2.3 million, health officials say. 19:10 GMT – Mexico’s finance minister tests positive Mexican Finance Minister Arturo Herrera has said he has tested positive for the coronavirus, but is experiencing only “minor” symptoms. 17:56 GMT – US cases may be 10 times higher than data shows United States …

Coronavirus pandemic exposes inequality in Ecuador’s Guayaquil
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic exposes inequality in Ecuador’s Guayaquil

Al Jazeera  

When Victoria Sanchez and her mother, Eufemia Nicolaza Sanches Pin, showed up at their local public hospital in Ecuador’s Guayaquil for Sanches Pin’s weekly dialysis treatment last month, hospital staff refused to let the mother, a diabetic, in because she had a runny nose. Ricardo Ramirez Aguirre, a retired physician in Guayaquil and head of a regional Anti-Corruption Commission, said …

Guatemala angry over coronavirus-infected deportees: Live updates
4 years, 10 months ago

Guatemala angry over coronavirus-infected deportees: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei attacks Trump over US deportations of migrants infected with the virus. “We understand that the United States wants to deport people, we understand that, but what we don’t understand is that they send us contaminated flights.” 17:40 GMT – UK signs contracts for 10 million antibody tests Britain will buy 10 million coronavirus antibody tests from …

Coronavirus: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to extend lockdown beyond 9 weeks
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to extend lockdown beyond 9 weeks

India Today  

The Philippines will extend its lockdown beyond nine weeks in "some areas" this weekend, according to its president, stretching one of the world's strictest and longest community quarantines to try to contain coronavirus outbreaks. President Rodrigo Duterte mentioned the extension during a meeting with his Covid-19 task force that was aired on state television on Tuesday morning, but did not …

Confirmed coronavirus cases top 3m worldwide: Live updates
4 years, 11 months ago

Confirmed coronavirus cases top 3m worldwide: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

The UN warns pandemic, which has killed more than 209,000 people, may cause a ‘human rights disaster’. 20:59 GMT – Mexican top official tests positive for coronavirus The head of Mexico’s public administration ministry, which monitors federal employees, has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in “excellent health and without serious” symptoms, the ministry said in a statement. Speaking …

Duterte extends Philippines’s coronavirus lockdown to April 30
4 years, 11 months ago

Duterte extends Philippines’s coronavirus lockdown to April 30

Al Jazeera  

Order to extend restriction of movement comes amid rising death toll and delays to a planned mass testing programme. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended until April 30 a partial lockdown of the country, affecting an estimated 57 million people in the northern island of Luzon, his cabinet secretary announced on Tuesday. In a televised address late on Monday night, …

Coronavirus: Philippines​ issues 'shoot dead' order against lockdown violators
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Philippines​ issues 'shoot dead' order against lockdown violators

Op India  

In an unprecedented move to contain the deadly Chinese Coronavirus from spreading further in his country, the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police and military to ‘shoot dead’ the lockdown violators. Read: Tablighi Jamaat members kept in Ghaziabad hospital roam naked in the ward, make lewd gestures toward female staff He furthered that it was vital everyone cooperates …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippines reports 10 new deaths, taking toll to 88; total number of positive cases 2,084 so far
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippines reports 10 new deaths, taking toll to 88; total number of positive cases 2,084 so far

Firstpost  

Ten more deaths took the toll to 88, while the tally of infections rose to 2,084, with 538 additional cases, said health ministry official Maria Rosario Vergeire Manila: The Philippines recorded on Tuesday its largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths and infections, as it ramped up testing with the arrival of thousands of kits from abroad and the opening of …

The world's most vulnerable countries could become the next coronavirus hotspots
4 years, 11 months ago

The world's most vulnerable countries could become the next coronavirus hotspots

ABC  

As coronavirus spreads around the globe, health experts and aid groups fear some of the world's most vulnerable countries could become new hotspots for COVID-19. "This data shows a stark and chilling picture of what we can expect as we start to see the COVID-19 pandemic spread to many Africa and Middle Eastern countries," said Sally Austin, CARE International's head …

Live updates: Italy has lowest daily virus infections in 2 weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Italy has lowest daily virus infections in 2 weeks

Al Jazeera  

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Italy rose by 812 to 11,591, while the total number of infections surged past 100,000 with 4,050 new cases reported. At a daily news briefing on March 20, officials of the global health body said while maintaining a physical distance was “absolutely essential” amid the global pandemic, “it does not mean that …

In Spain, thousands on coronavirus front lines become infected
4 years, 11 months ago

In Spain, thousands on coronavirus front lines become infected

Al Jazeera  

As resources run dangerously low and more healthcare workers get sick, new restrictions are added to Spanish shutdown. Granada, Spain – Spain’s uphill struggle against coronavirus showed worryingly few signs of easing on Monday, as government officials confirmed 12,298 health workers had now been infected by the virus, and the country’s total number of cases – 85,195 – is now …

On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next
5 years ago

On NYC’s front lines, health workers worry they will be next

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A nurse died from coronavirus after working nonstop for weeks at a hospital where staffers frustrated with dwindling supplies posed in gowns made of trash bags. He worked at the same hospital where three nurses, frustrated at the scarcity of supplies, posted pictures of themselves on social media wearing makeshift garbage bag protective gowns, an image splashed …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Indonesia sees deficit in hospital beds, medical staff, ICU; 55 dead so far
5 years ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Indonesia sees deficit in hospital beds, medical staff, ICU; 55 dead so far

Firstpost  

Health experts say Indonesia faces a surge in coronavirus cases after a slow government response masked the scale of the outbreak in the world’s fourth most populous country Jakarta: Indonesia has a significant deficit in hospital beds, medical staff and intensive care facilities as health experts warn that it is primed to become a new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, …

Coronavirus : Gujarat Govenment sets up warning signs outside houses
5 years ago

Coronavirus : Gujarat Govenment sets up warning signs outside houses

Op India  

In a bid to contain the transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus, the Gujarat Government will disclose names of the 18 patients who had tested positive for the deadly pathogen. pic.twitter.com/wCIJ64DMCp — Manoj Lahoti @ T4 March 22, 2020 The administration has put up posters outside houses of people who have been kept under home quarantine to prevent others from entering …

Amid coronavirus alarm, politicians defy health experts’ warnings
5 years ago

Amid coronavirus alarm, politicians defy health experts’ warnings

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say social distancing best way to curb spread of virus as deadly pandemic is expected to worsen in coming days. But even if the science behind social distancing is strong, governments “find it difficult to impose” the practice, because it goes against the “instinct of humans” and it carries with it political and economic costs, noted Dr Khor, who …

Duterte puts northern Philippines under quarantine vs virus
5 years ago

Duterte puts northern Philippines under quarantine vs virus

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the northern third of the country under an “enhanced community quarantine” that requires millions of people to stay mostly at home in an attempt to contain the coronavirus, which has killed a dozen people in the Southeast Asian nation. Banks, hospitals, drugstores and supermarkets will remain open but only one …

Ghost town: Manila under coronavirus lockdown
5 years ago

Ghost town: Manila under coronavirus lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Amid quarantine, people in the Philippines are frustrated, worried that government has reacted too slowly to pandemic. ‘Soft’ lockdown President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the nation on the evening of March 12 and declared a “community quarantine”. “The WHO urges the Philippines to adopt all measures necessary to control the outbreak together – testing, isolation of cases, and social distancing,” said …

Thousands of police seal Philippine capital to fight virus
5 years ago

Thousands of police seal Philippine capital to fight virus

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers Sunday in one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves against the new coronavirus. A copy of the guidelines said the movement of people in the Manila metropolis “shall be limited to accessing basic …

Coronavirus | Philippine capital to undergo curfew, mall closures as coronavirus deaths rise to eight
5 years ago

Coronavirus | Philippine capital to undergo curfew, mall closures as coronavirus deaths rise to eight

The Hindu  

Mayors of Metro Manila's 16 cities announced nighttime curfews on Saturday and urged shopping malls to close for one month, in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as the Philippines reported its eighth death. President Rodrigo Duterte has raised the country's health emergency status to the highest level and issued quarantine measures in the capital, home …

Coronavirus: France shuts most public places – Latest updates
5 years ago

Coronavirus: France shuts most public places – Latest updates

Al Jazeera  

France closes down most shops, restaurants and entertainment centres and asks people to stay home as much as possible. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, said Europe has now become the “epicentre” of the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus Here are the latest updates: Saturday, March 14 20:50 GMT – Latvia to stop all international travel …

Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines
5 years ago

Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president announced Thursday that domestic travel to and from metropolitan Manila will be suspended for a month and authorized sweeping quarantines in the crowded capital to fight the new coronavirus. The new restrictions amounted to “a lockdown” but Duterte said officials did not want to use the publicly intimidating term. Senate President Vicente Sotto III …

Philippine President to be tested for virus, palace cleaned
5 years ago

Philippine President to be tested for virus, palace cleaned

The Hindu  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would be tested for the new coronavirus Thursday after he met with Cabinet officials who were exposed to infected people and have now self-quarantined, official said Thursday. Mr. Duterte has no symptoms of COVID-19 but wanted to make sure he is healthy and could continue to engage with the public, said Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, …

Scarcity Of Health Workers A New Concern As Self-Quarantining Spreads With Virus
5 years ago

Scarcity Of Health Workers A New Concern As Self-Quarantining Spreads With Virus

NPR  

Scarcity Of Health Workers A New Concern As Self-Quarantining Spreads With Virus Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care workers ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to an infected patient is rising at a rapid pace. Sponsor …

Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says
5 years ago

Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says

NPR  

Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Ari Jalal/Reuters Ari Jalal/Reuters The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 poses a unique challenge to health authorities, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday as he gave an update on the viral epidemic that has now touched at least 62 countries. Sponsor Message "But containment of …

As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures
5 years, 1 month ago

As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures

NPR  

As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures Enlarge this image toggle caption Thomas Northcut/Getty Images Thomas Northcut/Getty Images Updated at 6:52 p.m. Sponsor Message Still, some U.S. health care workers on the front line, including Maureen Dugan, worry they are not properly prepared. But deaths of hospital workers in Asia have heightened scrutiny of the U.S. health …

Philippines ‘ill-prepared’ as it grapples with coronavirus threat
5 years, 1 month ago

Philippines ‘ill-prepared’ as it grapples with coronavirus threat

Al Jazeera  

Overworked healthcare staff fear exposure to virus as government faces criticism over $197m cuts in budget for health. At an infectious disease hospital, where the infected couple from Wuhan was admitted, medical staff told Al Jazeera the lack of transparency from health authorities, understaffing, and shortage of protective medical equipment expose the dire state of the country’s public health system …

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