More asymptomatic patients in hospitals prompt DOH-7’s call for more ‘hotel-isolation’ rooms

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is pushing for more hotels here to house asymptomatic patients if it means preventing the hospitals from being

DOH-7 on Monday, February 22, announced they registered a slight increase in the critical care utilization rate of public and private hospitals in the region.

Existing reports and data showed that utilization rates of private hospitals were still at 40.6 percent last February 10. “We’re seeing a lot of asymptomatics in hospitals. We understand the need for feeling of security for those diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 but we want to them from the hospitals and allocate these beds ,” Loreche told reporters in a press conference on Monday.

DOH-7 said there are currently eight isolation hotels, and 18 quarantine hotels accredited to house confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients respectively in Central Visayas. They added that concerned government agencies are now processing the accreditation of two more hotels in the region.“We are working with other partner agencies like the DOT , HRRAC , and BOQ to accredit and identify hotels that can be step down facilities for these admitted patients,” said Loreche.

 

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