DOH denies rumors on 'artificial COVID-19 cases rise' before #Halalan2022

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='People pass under a banner reminding the public of responsible voting. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/30/20220429-responsible-voting-disinformation-jc-6.jpg' ><figcaption>People pass under a banner reminding the public of responsible voting. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has denied rumors that it will report an "artificial rise" in COVID-19 cases days leading up to the May 9 elections. </p><p>The DOH, in a statement Saturday, said the false claim is being used to discredit a political candidate and blame the agency for a rise in COVID infections. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/22/voters-told-to-follow-health-protocols-to-avoid-covid-surge-post-polls'>Duterte tells voters to follow COVID health protocols to avoid surge post-polls</a></li></ul><p>"The DOH... uses other metrics such as healthcare utilization to evaluate and recommend to higher authorities whether an escalation or de-escalation of alert levels is warranted," the statement read.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=369415705225208&set=a.226209779545802' data-width='auto'> </div><p>"Instead of spreading unverified information, we can all do our part in preventing further transmission and avoiding further restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic," it added.</p><p>The DPH earlier in the day said <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/30/22/doh-lockdowns-unlikely-post-election-if-protocols-maintained'>chances are slim</a> that lockdowns will be implemented after the May 9 elections, as some fear a possible COVID-19 surge due to election-related activities.</p><p>The Philippines reported 184 new COVID cases on Friday, fewer than 200 cases for the 4th straight day, ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said. </p><p>The 8,389 active COVID-19 cases on Friday were the lowest since May 11, 2020, he added. </p><p>The DOH earlier warned that Metro Manila could record up to <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/22/voters-told-to-follow-health-protocols-to-avoid-covid-surge-post-polls'>446,000 COVID-19 cases</a> by mid-May if people violate health protocols, amid election-related activities.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/22/22/doh-urges-covid-patients-stay-home-on-election-day'>DOH urges COVID patients to stay home on election day</a></li></ul><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2018486' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>"The DOH... uses other metrics such as healthcare utilization to evaluate and recommend to higher authorities whether an escalation or de-escalation of alert levels is warranted," the statement read.</p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=369415705225208&set=a.226209779545802' data-width='auto'> </div><p>"Instead of spreading unverified information, we can all do our part in preventing further transmission and avoiding further restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic," it added.</p><p>The DPH earlier in the day said <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/30/22/doh-lockdowns-unlikely-post-election-if-protocols-maintained'>chances are slim</a> that lockdowns will be implemented after the May 9 elections, as some fear a possible COVID-19 surge due to election-related activities.</p><p>The Philippines reported 184 new COVID cases on Friday, fewer than 200 cases for the 4th straight day, ABS-CBN Data Analytics head Edson Guido said. </p><p>The 8,389 active COVID-19 cases on Friday were the lowest since May 11, 2020, he added. </p><p>The DOH earlier warned that Metro Manila could record up to <a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/22/voters-told-to-follow-health-protocols-to-avoid-covid-surge-post-polls'>446,000 COVID-19 cases</a> by mid-May if people violate health protocols, amid election-related activities.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/22/22/doh-urges-covid-patients-stay-home-on-election-day'>DOH urges COVID patients to stay home on election day</a></li></ul><p><strong>WATCH</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=2018486' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div>

<p>The DOH, in a statement Saturday, said the false claim is being used to discredit a political candidate and blame the agency for a rise in COVID infections. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/22/voters-told-to-follow-health-protocols-to-avoid-covid-surge-post-polls'>Duterte tells voters to follow COVID health protocols to avoid surge post-polls</a></li></ul>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='People pass under a banner reminding the public of responsible voting. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/30/20220429-responsible-voting-disinformation-jc-6.jpg' ><figcaption>People pass under a banner reminding the public of responsible voting. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has denied rumors that it will report an "artificial rise" in COVID-19 cases days leading up to the May 9 elections. </p>

The Department of Health (DOH) has denied rumors that it will report an 'artificial rise' in COVID-19 cases days leading up to the May 9 elections. 

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DOH denies rumors on 'artificial COVID-19 cases rise' before #Halalan2022

DOH denies rumors on 'artificial COVID-19 cases rise' before #Halalan2022