Locsin blasts DOH for blocking entry of Chinese doctors
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. FILE PHOTO / MALACAÑANG
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is blocking the entry of Chinese doctors who were supposed to help in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr.
https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/1243768131694112769
In a now-deleted Twitter post on Saturday, Locsin revealed that he had asked Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian to send the doctors to the country.
“Interpreters are no problem: Chinese General Hospital and the Metropolitan Hospital—where Yuchengcos had equity, my daughter was born there—will readily supply them,” he further stated.
Article continues after this advertisementHowever, Locsin bared that the DOH is blocking the doctors’ arrival.
Article continues after this advertisementIn a later tweet, Locsin stated that the problem is being fixed.
“DON’T PISS ME OFF. LET THEM IN,” a fuming Locsin expressed.
Previously, China donated test kits, surgical masks and other medical equipment to the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The country’s record of COVID-19 cases as of Saturday rose to 803, of these include 54 deaths and 31 recoveries.
Edited by JPV
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