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by Sebastien SAUGUES and Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN in Nancy, and Sebastien BOZON in Mulhouse NANCY France (AFP) — France staged its largest evacuation of coronavirus patients to date from hospitals in the hard-hit east on Sunday, increasing efforts to free up intensive care units as officials warned of an influx of serious cases in the coming days. Two specially equipped high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy to hospitals along France’s western coast, where […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Hospitals in the British capital are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, the head of an organization representing bosses in the state-run National Health Service said on Thursday. The chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson, told BBC radio that London hospitals had seen an “explosion of demand… in seriously ill patients”, likening it to a “continuous tsunami”, with numbers predicted to surge in the next fortnight. “They talk about the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has announced additional routes to be taken by buses ferrying health workers, bringing the total routes to 16. According to the DOTr, buses will transport the health workers using the following routes and vice versa at 5 a.m., 7 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.: President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed an enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to arrest the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. This […]
(Eagle News)–The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) on Saturday, Feb. 1, reminded medical institutions they should not refuse medical services and discriminate against Chinese nationals and patients suspected of the novel coronavirus. “Part ng aming commitment… you do not discriminate ang ating mga kalahi, ibang lahi.. Kasi ang ospital is for all people na nangangailangan ng tulong,” PHAPi president Dr. Rustico Jimenez said in an interview over radio dzbb. Jimenez said these […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, Dec. 8, reiterated it was a crime for hospitals to ask a person in need of urgent emergency care for cash deposits before attending to him or her. Under RA 10932, or the Strengthened Anti-Hospital Deposit Law, in cases of emergency which can lead to a person’s death, the hospital will not “request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment” before giving the […]
(Eagle News) – Hospitals in the areas supplied by Manila Water Company will be prioritized and be rationed with water through tankers that will go to their areas, according to a top official of the water concessionaire. Manila Water chief operating officer Geodino Carpio made the assurance after he was personally visited by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday, March 12. “Just this morning, I was so happy that Secretary Duque actually went to […]
A total of 150 professional boxers have been banned for falsifying brain scan results aimed at detecting serious head injuries in the sport, the Games and Amusements Board said on Tuesday. The board found 150 boxers had submitted “fake” CT scan results this year, apparently because they could not afford an actual test, GAB medical officer Radentor Viernes told AFP. GAB chairman Abraham Kahlil Mitra said many success-starved Filipino fighters were earning puny prizes and could […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill increasing the penalties for the refusal of hospitals and clinics to administer appropriate initial medical treatment in emergency or serious cases. Republic Act No. 10932, otherwise known as the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law provides that “in emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as […]
Maynilad will conduct a 24/7 water rationing to hospitals in Metro Manila and Cavite due to an upcoming 3-day water cut-off. Residents of affected areas were advised to prepare for said water cut-off.
