Has the Philippines contained Covid-19? Cebu City suggests otherwise

The Philippines this week claimed success in containing the Covid-19 pandemic – but a spike in cases has seen Cebu City emerge as a potential new epicentre for the country’s outbreak.Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Monday said government efforts had beaten a projection by University of the Philippines researchers that there would be 40,000 cases by the end of June. The country currently has 38,805 cases, with 1,274 deaths from the disease.Roque said the “situation was under control” and …

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