TACLOBAN CITY—A municipality in Samar appealed for help from the national government after at least 16 of its health personnel were isolated when they tested positive for COVID-19.
Mayor Renato Cabael of Motiong town said only a nurse and midwife were left to man the operations.
He said he had written a letter to the Department of Health (DOH) addressed to regional director Exuperia Sabalberino to seek the deployment of more healthcare workers and the delivery of more vaccines.
Cabael said the rural health unit is temporarily closed for disinfection and contact tracing.
“Our situation is heavily impacting our vaccination campaign as, right now, we have only one nurse and a …
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