MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday downplayed the observed inconsistencies in the COVID-19 cases data of the Department of Health (DOH), saying those disparities were too nominal to affect the complete statistics and decision making of the government. “We assure the public that the issues raised are less than one percent, maliit pa sa isang porsyento (smaller than one percent) of the whole data and does not prejudice the overall data and decision making,” the DOH chief said during an online Palace briefing. ADVERTISEMENTDuque has likewise already vowed investigation on the supposed data errors so DOH could correct it,The University of the Philippines (UP) COVID-19 response team earlier disclosed “alarming” lapses on the DOH’s data on novel coronavirus patients. Further, 516 were reclassified to a different city or location while one patient was reported dead then later on reported among the living patients the next day. For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 13, 2020 07:07 UTC