• Mild, asymptomatic COVID patients to be moved to quarantine facilities
• More healthcare workers to be sent to NCR
• OCTA sees PH hitting 1M cases before end-April
Treatment czar and DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega: Hospitals in NCR Plus now on high-risk to critical level
Treatment czar Vega: 8,000 COVID-19 beds allotted in NCR Plus level 1-3 hospitals
Treatment czar Vega: We have to decongest hospitals from mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients
Treatment czar Vega says patients prefer big, level 3 hospitals due to complete facilities: There are few in the metro, and some are on high-risk and critical levels
Treatment czar Vega: Hospitals need to maintain non-COVID beds. Mortality will increase if there's no balance between the two.
Treatment czar Vega suggests forming an 'integrated network' with LGUs: They should act like a pre-hospital triage and make sure that only moderate and severe COVID-19 patients will be admitted for hospital care
Treatment czar Vega: Mild, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients can be managed by LGUs or stepped-down facilities
Treatment czar Vega says 41% of admissions are mild, asymptomatic cases: For these patients, if you have a room and you don't have high-risk persons living with you, you can manage yourself with an oximeter and through telemedicine
Treatment czar Vega: For gov't center, biggest emergency room for COVID-19 referrals is in Quirino Memorial Medical Center
Treatment czar Vega: Hesitancy to move to a public hospital from a private center can be a problem
Treatment czar Vega says they noticed a spike in hospital occupancy in nearby regions: We need to have more infrastructure. Even big institutions are choked in terms of volume.
Treatment czar Vega says DOH data on hospital occupancy is not real time
Treatment czar Vega on proposal to convert some hotels into temporary hospital facilities: I think it's a big idea that can lessen the impact on the health system capacity. These can be allied by big level institutions and can accommodate mild and even moderate cases.
A group of physicians appealed to President Duterte to convert hotels into temporary hospital facilities amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country bit.ly/31JpAzt
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Dr. Amposta says she's been a doctor for six years: This is the first time I've treated someone inside a car
Dr. Amposta: I explained to the patient's son that it's a clinical COVID-19 case. We don't have available rooms and tents, so I offered to give treatment with that kind of setup — inside their vehicle.
THREAD: A hospitals' group calls the situation on the ground a 'nightmare.' How are health facilities in NCR coping 10 days after it was placed under ECQ?
THREAD: The US State Department reiterates that it stands with its ally, the Philippines, in the face of Chinese maritime militia amassing at Whitsun Reef (Julian Felipe Reef)
@TristanNodalo US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price: We will always stand by our allies and stand up for the rules-based international order
@TristanNodalo US State Department: An armed attack against the Philippines armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the US-PH Mutual Defense Treaty
GInvest is the investment marketplace feature of the GCash app, and the first ever digital investment platform in the country.
Rampver Financial's Rex Mendoza: People are now more aware of the need to invest and save, but we need something simple and that's why we have GInvest.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Isang ID na lang ang kailangan dito. With GCash, you don't need a bank account to open the feature. Isang proseso na lang ang verification.
Rampver Financial President on using GInvest: Filipinos buy a lot of things. It's going to be a game-changer, because this turns a Filipino from a consumer to an owner.
The faithful celebrate 500 years since the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
Church Historian Dr. Paul Dumol: It's important for us because in the process of evangelizing us, missionaries founded about 950 of pueblos — first communities interacting with each other.
Dr. Dumol: When Christianity came, the fuzzy boundaries of what the family was was defined
Dr. Dumol on the challenges of Christianity in PH: Until people know very clearly what the teachings of the Church are, you're going to have misconceptions. It's time for the laity to step in.
Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the Vaccine Development Expert Panel, on the use of Sinovac on senior citizens: It is not a turn around. We had some data then that showed relatively low efficacy but the safety profile was good
Dr. Gloriani: With additional data now from China, they have now more data for the elderly. Still the safety profile is the same. You have mild to moderate symptoms. These would last only for 1-2 days