MANILA, Philippines — In preparation for natural disasters amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) assured on Tuesday that appropriate measures are in place to secure disaster preparedness in vaccination sites.
Ronald Law, OIC-Director of the DOH Health Emergency Management Bureau, said that earthquakes, for instance, are among the scenarios considered when the vaccination centers were put up.
“When we say natural [disasters], kasama doon lagi ‘yung earthquake (earthquakes are always included). Like what I said, we’ve been monitoring pretty much high magnitude earthquakes. When they do their planning, they (LGUs) must be mindful of the common hazards that a…
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