MANILA, Philippines — COVID-19 dedicated beds at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) are still over 90-percent occupied despite the strict quarantine measures being imposed in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces, the hospital’s spokesperson said Tuesday.
Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said the situation at the PGH has not yet changed since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ.
“Unfortunately, hindi pa rin nagbabago ang numero ng PGH. In fact, ‘yung huli naming census, 234 patients out of 250 ang naka-admit sa PGH; 234 out of the 250 beds ay inookupa ng COVID-19 patients namin. So that’s more than 90 percent occupancy,” he said in an inter…
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