MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Quezon City has passed an ordinance prohibiting acts of discrimination against confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, as well as health and emergency workers on the frontline of the battle against the pandemic. 26, Series of 2020 on April 6, which aims to protect COVID-19 positive patients, as well as those suspected of carrying the disease, from any kind of discrimination. The local law was enacted after the Department of Interior and Local Government urged all local government units to issue ordinances to protect both COVID-19 patients and frontliners. Public officials, too, should not refuse assistance to COVID-19 patients, PUIs and PUMs of the disease, the ordinance further stated. The order will remain in effect until President Rodrigo Duterte lifts the state of public emergency, Belmonte said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 09, 2020 00:56 UTC