“The Philippines has reported at least 21,819 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country’s positivity rate to another all-time high of 40 percent,” reports Al Jazeera.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the arrest of the un-vaccinated if they leave their homes and go out in public.
Many Trump supporters in the US are upset with the new policy. Defeated former President Donald Trump idolized Duterte for his strong-man habits and his policy of executing drug dealers and addicts. Reports indicate Philippino police officers may have performed summary executions of up to 7000 people in the country’s crackdown on drug use.