MANILA, Philippines — Due to the surge of COVID-19 cases, the government is putting up more isolation centers and temporary treatment and monitoring facilities (TTMF) to house mild and asymptomatic cases.
Treatment czar Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said on Tuesday the centers will help ease hospital capacity since they will be focusing on moderate and severe cases.
About 97% of the new cases are mild and asymptomatic, he added.
“Kailangan madagdagan ang mga isolation centers at saka TTMF para mailagay ang mga mild at asymptomatic kasi sila ‘yung first line of defense bago magpunta sa hospital,” he said in a Laging Handa briefing.
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