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comesi
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id-
19r
ecov
eryi
ndexr
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ng

ByAz
erPar
rocha

June6,
2022,
4:42pm

Shar
e

MANILA– MalacañangonMondaywel
comedthei
mprovementoft
hePhil
ippi
nes’ranki
ngin
thel
ates
tCov
id-19Recover
yIndex
,agl
obal
ass
essmentofCovi
d-19recov
eryofToky
o-based
newsmagazi
neNi kkei
Asi
a.

Basedoni
tsJune3r
eport
,thecount
ryplaced33rdint
heCovi
d-19Recov
eryr
anking,abi
gjump
fr
om57thplacei
nNovemberlas
tyearandlastor121s
tpl
acei
nSeptemberl
asty
ear .

“ThePal acewel
comest hel
atestNi
kkei
COVID-19Recover
yIndexshowingt
hePhil
i
ppines
cl
imbingto33rdspoti
nMay2022f r
om[November]2021’s57thspot,
” act
ingpr
esident
i
al
spokespersonMart
inAndanarsai
dinapres
sstat
ement.

HesaidNi
kkei
Asi
a’sreportr
eaf
fi
rmsthe“eff
ect
i
ve” r
ecal
i
brat
i
onofs
trat
egi
esoft
he
Phi
l
ippi
nesi
naddr
ess
ingtheCovi
d-19pandemi
c.

Andanarcit
edmeas ur
essuchass
hif
ti
ngt
otheAl
ertLevelSy
stemandopeni
ngofthecountr
y’s
borderswhi
lest
ri
ctl
yadheri
ngt
omini
mumpubli
chealt
hs t
andards
,andr
ampingupCovid-19
vaccinat
i
oneff
ort
s.

“Wehopethi
str
endwoul
dconti
nueasweremainvi
gi
lantwi
t
htheemer
genceofnewv
ari
ant
s
whi
l
evi
gor
ousl
ypursui
ngt
heeconomy’sful
lrecov
ery,
” headded.

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tmentofHeal
t
hSecr
etar
yFr
anci
scoDuqueI
I
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edi
t
edFi
l
ipi
nos
’ “di
l
igent
” compl
i
ance
wi
t
hthemi
ni
mumpubl
i
cheal
t
hst
andar
ds.

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oci
tedt
hecapabil
i
ti
esofbot
htheResear
chI
nst
it
uteforTr
opi
calMedi
cineandPhi
l
ippi
ne
GenomeCent
eri
ndetect
ingnewvari
ant
sandsubv
ari
antsofCovi
d-19vi
rus
.

AccordingtoNi
kkeiAsi
a,t
hePhil
i
ppinesandVi
etnaml oggedt
hei
r“bestper
for
mances”ini
ts
Covid-19Recover
yIndexforMay,as“bothcountr
iesmanagedtoeas
erest
ri
cti
onswhi
l
ekeepi
ng
i
nfecti
onslow.”

NikkeiAs
ianot
edt
heconsis
tentdecl
i
nei
nnewCov
id-
19cas
esi
nthePhi
l
ippi
nes
,wi
t
hlowt
ono
confi
rmeddeat
hsi
nrecentweeks.

I
tal
soci
tedt
hemoveoft
hePhi
l
ippi
negov
ernmentt
oal
l
owt
her
esumpt
i
onofbus
ines
sesandf
ace
-
to-
facecl
asses
.

TheToky
o-basednewsmagazineranks121count
ri
esbas
edoni
t
sinf
ect
i
onmanagement
,
vacci
nerol
l
out
s,andsoci
almobil
i
ty.(
PNA)

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