WITH the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) surging again in the past two weeks, people are quick to take the government to task for its apparent ineptitude in containing its spread. On the other hand, the government blames the public for being pasaway (troublesome) despite repeated reminders to follow health protocols.

On Saturday, the Department of Health (DoH) reported 7,999 new positive cases, surpassing the previous day’s 7,103 cases, which was recorded as the all-time high daily infection since the first Covid-19 case was monitored in the country on Jan. 30, 2020.

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