Dinagat Islands hit by water-borne illnesses after Odette

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'Naghihingalo’: Hospitals in Dinagat Islands in disarray as cases of water-borne illnesses rise

DINAGAT ISLANDS — Around 40 patients are currently sharing a corridor and rooms supposedly for sick people who need to be isolated on the right wing of the Dinagat District Hospital in Dinagat town.Janna Quiñones brought her 7-year-old youngest brother there on Wednesday, after rushing their 8-year-old sister there the day before.

The supply of clean water remains scarce in the storm-hit province, which is also waiting for power and communication lines to be restored.Watch more on iWantTFC The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office also listed at least 20 cases of LBM reported in R. Ecleo in Cagdianao town, and San Juan in San Jose, the capital.

Patients have been hospitalized in the same wing because the rest of the hospital, which faces the sea, is in shambles. But Paulino said while they still have stocks of medicine for LBM, they will soon run out of medical supplies like IV infusion sets.

 

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