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Covid-19 and corruption in the Philippines
Open corruption from central government in the pricing and supply of testing kits exacerbates the coronavirus crisis in one of south-east Asia’s most populous countries
Duterte has promised to punish corruption, but the state’s own testing kits are clearly overpriced

THE Philippines recorded a total of around 13,800 confirmed cases of Covid-19, around 3,200 recoveries only and 863 deaths as of May 25.

Thousands are still fighting for their lives in government and private hospitals which are mostly poorly equipped to cope with this highly contagious disease.

With just over 1,000 units of respirators in the most affected areas of the country, only rich patients could have a higher chance of survival and recovery.

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