MANILA, Philippines — The government’s One Hospital Command Center is currently facing “a lot of strain” due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, with nearly 400 calls being received daily, treatment czar Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said.
“Because of this surge, the One Hospital Command is experiencing a lot of strain,” Vega said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel on Wednesday. The One Hospital Command is a centralized COVID-19 referral center.
According to Vega, the center used to only receive an average of 68 to 70 calls back in February.
“But now we’re receiving almost 400 calls per day. It kind of overwhelms also the number of agents that are g…
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