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Philippines' Duterte says govt prevented 1.3-3.5 mln coronavirus cases

Published 07/27/2020, 04:43 PM
Updated 07/27/2020, 04:50 PM

July 27 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on
Monday said his government's intervention policy after the
country's first domestic transmissions of the coronavirus in
March prevented as many as 1.3 million to 3.5 million
infections.
Speaking during his annual address to the nation, Duterte
said the country's lockdown, which was one of the world's
longest and strictest, had kept infections in check but
acknowledged the government was slow in getting its COVID-19
testing programme moving.
"To me, even if the numbers were much lower, it would still
be and would have been worth the sacrifice we made. Life first
before everything," he said, adding "we initially encountered
difficulties ramping up our testing capacity."
The Philippines has recorded 82,040 infections and 1,945
deaths.

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