“By the end of March, we could have 8,000 or more cases per day in the whole Philippines,” Guido said in Filipino in a TV interview. If the reproduction number holds steady, there could be 18,000 to 20,000 Covid cases daily by mid-April, Guido said. Metro Manila alone is expected to have 5,000 to 6,000 cases a day by the end of March. Infectious disease expert Edsel Salvana agreed with Rabajante that the country’s health care system was improving. Another plus factor is that the country has begun vaccinating health care workers, he added.

Source: Manila Times March 14, 2021 16:29 UTC