Sara Duterte warns of ‘incoming surge’ in COVID-19 cases before polls

Vice presidential bet Davao Mayor Sara Duterte says the cases of COVID-19 infections could shoot up in a month, a scenario that could impact the turnout of the May elections. PHVote WeDecide

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Monday, March 21, sounded alarm bells about the prospects of a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections which she said could hit the country shortly before the May elections.Duterte’s warning came a day after vice presidential candidate Dr. Willie Ong cautioned against a possible surge in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron subvariant BA.2 during the vice-presidential candidates’ debates on Sunday.

“They say this will come in about two months, but my prediction is that we will see this in about a month,” Duterte told the Davao City Disaster Radio.She said the Davao City government would not resort to lockdowns in the event of another surge in the city, but was preparing to make the infected go on home isolation unless they need to be admitted to hospitals.

The government started placing many cities and provinces under the least strict Alert Level 1 category in February following surges in COVID-19 cases in January. The spikes in cases were blamed on the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, and the December 2021 holidays and merrymakings.

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