MANILA – Sen. Nancy Binay hit the Department of Health (DOH) for what she claimed were apparently late announcements of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines.
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“Ang nangyayari kasi nauuna ‘yung mga Viber groups kaysa doon sa announcement ng DOH and then ang masama pa, parang ‘yung isang company na nag-announce, parang nagagalit pa kayo because they’re informing the public,” Binay told DOH representatives at a Senate hearing.
“I think you also have to… dapat bilisan ninyo ‘yung pag-announce, pag-disseminate ng information kasi parang nawawalan ng kumpyansa ‘yung public with the way you handle the dissemination of information about the patients,” she added.
Binay, sharing her personal fears for her children amid the COVID-19 situation, said that she also got confused about the confirmed cases on Sunday night.
“Yesterday sa social media o sa mga Viber groups, nagkalat na ‘yung umiikot na mayroong isang eskwelahan sa BGC na mayroong confirmed (case) na isang parent so kailangan mag-disinfect ng school,” she said.
“Sabi ko baka fake news lahat kasi wala pa akong naririnig from DOH na may ganoong case but pagdating noong gabi around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m., there’s four confirmed cases pero hindi naman kayo nagbigay ng detalye so hindi alam ngayon kung saan ba galing itong mga ito at kung kasama ba sa apat na ito ‘yung kumakalat sa Viber group,” she added. (GMA News)
