Philippine Hospitals in ‘Warning Zone’ as Cases Keep Rising
Medical personnel wearing protective clothing work to treat patients inside a tent at a Covid-19 isolation facility, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines, on May 1.
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Philippine health authorities warned hospitals and infirmaries risk getting overwhelmed as admissions are rising for Covid-19, including other illnesses.
Covid and non-Covid beds are close to 50% capacity nationwide, falling in the Health Department’s “warning zone,” Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing on Tuesday. The Philippines added 1,678 new cases, bringing total count to 83,673, the second-highest in Southeast Asia.