Pinaigting na testing vs. mpox, ipinanawagan ng ilang kongresista;  Pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa ilang lugar, mahigpit na binabantayan - video Dailymotion

Pinaigting na testing vs. mpox, ipinanawagan ng ilang kongresista;  Pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa ilang lugar, mahigpit na binabantayan

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00:00According to one lawmaker, the expansion of testing centers against MPACs is being encouraged.

00:07Aside from that, the government is also focusing its efforts in Dengue,

00:12where several places in the country have declared a state of calamity because of this.

00:19CML Alice Moras is in the center of the news.

00:23Free testing, free hospitalization, and free medicine.

00:29This is what the Congress is encouraging in the middle of the MPACs' threat to the country.

00:35At the press conference of the Camera yesterday,

00:38congressmen cried out that they will now be able to monitor the situation.

00:42According to House Deputy Majority Leader Janet Garin, who used to serve as Health Secretary,

00:48one of the priorities should be the expansion of testing centers for MPACs.

01:18We need to be prepared, but we should not panic.

01:41So if there are people who are pressing panic calls, don't trust them right away.

01:46We should all be aware, we should all be cautious,

01:50and the susceptible population should be vaccinated so that it won't spread and increase.

01:56But it is not like COVID. We don't expect it to spread like COVID.

02:01No, it's not airborne. It's not airborne.

02:05Aside from the MPACs, the Camera also monitored the increase of dengue cases across the country.

02:11In Iloilo province, the State of Calamity declared a state of calamity because of this.

02:16Garin also confirmed this in Iloilo.

02:19The confirmed dengue cases are really skyrocketing.

02:24You know, it's sad because you can see the tension, the fear of the parents and the patients

02:31because there is no medicine for dengue.

02:34The best way for now to survive is really early detection.

02:38So if you have symptoms for two days, you should immediately go to the hospital.

02:44This is the budget season for the Camera.

02:46The MPACs continue to pay attention to the issues of health.

02:52Melalee Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.