MANILA - The Department of Health is expanding modular health facilities in Metro Manila to cope with the COVID-19 surge which has been straining hospitals in the capital region, a health official said Wednesday.
A similar facility in Quezon Institute, which is managed by the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, has also been operationalized. The Philippines is facing surging coronavirus infections, reaching for the first time more than 10,000 cases on Monday. "Because of the surge, the One Hospital Command [Center] is also experiencing a lot of strain and a number of calls. With respect to the number of calls last month, we had an average of 68 to 70 calls per day but now we are receiving almost 400 calls per day," he said.
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