(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The Philippines has a total of more than 100,000 diagnoses and budget proposals for the next year to focus on improving the medical insurance system
China News Agency, Manila, August 2 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) The Philippine Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on the 2nd that to support the government’s effective response to the new crown pneumonia pandemic, the National Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) was held on July 30. At the special meeting, President Duterte approved the 2021 Philippines national budget proposal of 4.506 trillion pesos, focusing on improving the medical insurance system.
According to DBM, the 2021 budget will increase by 9.9% over this year, which is equivalent to 21.8% of the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP). The focus is on improving the healthcare system, ensuring food security, and increasing investment in public and digital infrastructure. , And help the grassroots through the difficult times.
According to data from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on August 2, the number of newly diagnosed new coronary pneumonia and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Philippines broke records that day. The number of newly diagnosed cases in a single day exceeded 5,000 for the first time, reaching 5,052, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeded 100,000, reaching 103,185. Professor Lei Yue from the University of the Philippines Epidemic Prevention Strategy Research Group previously pointed out in an interview with the media that the Philippine epidemic has shown an “exponential growth” and it is predicted that the number of new coronary pneumonia cases in the Philippines may reach 150,000 by the end of August.
On August 1, 82 Philippine medical institutions jointly sent a letter to Duterte pointing out that due to the increasingly serious epidemic, the Philippine medical system was overloaded, and some hospitals were no longer able to admit patients requiring admission, calling for the capital area to be closed down again. Zhou, re-implement the "Enhanced Community Quarantine" (ECQ), and at the same time improve the prevention and control measures in the capital region, solve the problem of ineffective tracking and isolation of contacts, and improve public transportation and workplace safety measures.
The letter stated: “Health workers should not be responsible for deciding who lives and who will die. If the health system collapses, the poor will ultimately be affected the most. Whether the war against the new crown virus can ultimately be won depends largely on whether the health system It can meet the needs of all Filipinos."
After receiving this, Duterte ordered the Inter-Agency Working Group for the Management of Newly Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to study measures such as raising the isolation level in Metro Manila again. (Finish)