MANILA, Philippines – Senior citizens on Facebook have launched a group dedicated to proving that not all of them are vulnerable to COVID-19, as the government’s lockdown regulations have barred the elderly from leaving their homes. “Hindi lahat ng senior citizens ay uugod-ugod na. “There are senior citizens in the visual and performing arts, broadcast industry, academe, etc. The Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 tracker showed that the age bracket 30 to 34 has the most number of cases, at 918, followed by the 25 to 29 bracket at 866. Hence, the data shows that there are 2,163 senior citizens who are COVID-19 patients, or 27.18 percent of all the 7,958 cases accounted for the DOH COVID-19 tracker.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 29, 2020 12:11 UTC