Duterte downplays virus threat

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:23:17 +0000

President Duterte said there is no need for the public to be hysterical about the confirmed cases of the dreaded 2019-novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in the country, expressing belief that there is always a solution to any problem.

In a press briefing after an emergency meeting to discuss recent developments regarding the virus, President Duterte said having two confirmed cases was not something that should alarm the public.

“Everything is well in the country. There’s nothing really to be extra scared of that coronavirus thing. Although it has affected a lot of countries but, you know, one or two in a country is not really that fearsome,” he said Monday evening.

Duterte noted how the virus scared people all over the world. He said there was no need for people to panic about it.

“This coronavirus is scaring people all over. The response of the people from the initial reports of the coronavirus was almost hysterical when there was really no need for it, actually,” he said.

“If there is really a virus going around, why do you have to be hysterical? Why don’t you just go
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