Duterte wants private hospitals to increase COVID19 beds
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday appealed to private hospitals to increase their beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients as the country continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Duterte, the government needs the support of private hospitals as COVID-19 cases in the country continue to increase. "So mayroon pa hong mga naiwan, para ho makatulong talaga kayo sa bayan, I am appealing some for the country and for the people. Alam naman ninyo na hindi lang tayo ang tinamaan, so your help will go a long way," Duterte added."Remember, everybody will remember someday that there was this great epidemic that passed by our lives and we were able to deal it with a lot of mutual help and tulong ng kababayan ," he said.
The record-high daily tally of fatalities due to coronavirus infection was noted after 253 cases previously reported as "recovered" turned out to be "deaths" during validation process, the Department of Health said.
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