MANILA, Philippines — Some government hospitals can be converted into full COVID-19 hospitals to address issues on the scarcity of hospital rooms for COVID-19 patients, former health secretary and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin suggested Wednesday.
Garin said that in order for this to work, however, there should be support from the national government.
“There are some government hospitals that can probably be tweaked into full COVID hospitals, the only problem there is the sustainability of that hospital,” Garin told reporters in an online interview.
“So kung andi-diyan naman yung gobyerno at pagbibigyan sila ng full assistance in terms of the financial aspect eh siguro talagan…
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