A lawmaker has appealed to Filipinos who were directly exposed and symptomatic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to voluntarily and publicly declare their conditions to help “flatten the curve”

Senator Panfilo Lacson said that with Republic Act 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act still not ready for implementation, it is not easy for the government to trace ordinary citizens who tested positive for Covid-19 as well as those who were directly exposed and are symptomatic.

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