De Lima seeks probe into underground COVID-19 clinics for Chinese clients


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Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to investigate the proliferation of illegal health facilities that cater exclusively to Chinese patients, saying the underground clinics could "jeopardize" the government's effort to curb the spread of the global pandemic. De Lima's Senate Resolution No. 452 seeks to "determine the accountability" of individuals who were involved in the establishment of the unlicensed clinics. "These illegal healthcare facilities not only undermine our laws on medical practice, but likewise jeopardize our COVID-19 program by hiding the persons suspected of having COVID-19," the senator said in a statement. If no one is held...