The
country’s medical professionals have sounded the call asking from its ranks to
take up the cudgels from their fallen comrades who are at the frontlines
battling the novel coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19.
And
answer they did, around 600 Filipino doctors and nurses have volunteered to
support the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), answering the call
of the Department
of Health (DOH) from the much needed support as the number of cases in the country
continues to rise.
As
of 6 p.m. Saturday, 593 "health warriors" had signed up to be
assigned in 3 government hospitals designated by the Department of Health (DOH)
for COVID-19 patients, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a
press conference.
Medical Professionals fighting the COVID-19 for us (photo credit to owner) |
DOH
designated Philippine General Hospital in Manila, the Jose M. Rodriguez
Memorial Hospital in Caloocan City, and the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon
City as
the 3 major hospitals as referral centers for COVID-19 cases.
According to Health Undersecretary the Health Department will implement
a "two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off" policy for volunteer health workers. Vergeire
explained that a medical frontliner should go on two weeks of quarantine after
treating COVID-19 patients for also two weeks.
"Sa bawat dalawang
linggong duty, ang healthcare worker ay kailangang sumailalim sa two-week
quarantine period pagkatapos," she said.
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