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by Allison Jackson and Cecil Morella Agence France Presse Angelo Barrera’s father struggled to breathe from Covid-19 as he was driven around the Philippine capital in search of a hospital bed. After five hours he got on a waitlist, but died before he could get inside. More contagious variants of the coronavirus have been blamed for a record surge in infections in Metro Manila that has overstretched hospitals and sent the national capital region into […]
110-bed modular hospital in Quezon City opens; more set to open this week – Palace (Eagle News) – The Philippine government moved to increase COVID-19 bed capacity in Metro Manila amid increasingly overwhelmed hospitals as virus cases continued its spike. On Tuesday, April 6, the 110-bed modular hospital at the Quezon Institute was opened. This will be for moderate to severe COVID-19 cases. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said […]
