DoH needs to be reminded of its mandate

by The Manila Times

Dec 29, 2021 12:10 am

EDITORIAL

THE announcement by the Department of Health (DoH) on Monday that it would no longer provide daily Covid-19 case bulletins after December 31 immediately drew a storm of criticism from the public and lawmakers, and it should have because it was a terrible and unnecessary decision. Withdrawing a key source of information from the public in the midst of a public health crisis is a gross violation of the DoH's most important duty and an error in judgment that must be rectified immediately.

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