Hugh Laurie shares what he thinks Dr. House would say about COVID-19

Hugh Laurie has channeled his old character Dr. Gregory House to speak up about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

On his Twitter account, the English actor shared what he thinks House would say about the pandemic.

I can't speak for House, obviously - no one's written clever words for me to say - but I'm pretty sure he'd tell you it's not a matter of 'solving' Covid. This is an epidemic, not a diagnostic problem. We solve it together by staying apart.

— Hugh Laurie (@hughlaurie) March 24, 2020

"I can't speak for House, obviously - no one's written clever words for me to say - but I'm pretty sure he'd tell you it's not a matter of 'solving' Covid.  This is an epidemic, not a diagnostic problem.  We solve it together by staying apart," he wrote.

"House," an American medical drama that ran from 2004 to 2012, followed medical genius Dr. Gregory House and his team of physicians as they solve patients' illnesses.

As of March 26, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 416,686 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 18,580 deaths in 197 countries, areas, or territories.

It declared the COVID-19 a pandemic on March 12.

In the Philippines, the number of infections in the Philippines has reached 636, with 38 deaths, as of Wednesday. 

The number of recoveries has reached 26, while 704 have tested negative for the disease.

—JCB, GMA News