The Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital (JJASGH) on Saturday announced its temporary closure due to an increase in COVID-19 infections among its patients and healthcare workers.
“Ang bilang ng may COVID na pasyente ay higit pa sa bilang ng kama kaya kailangan munang magsara para mapauwi o mailipat sa quarantine facilities ang mga naka-admit sa pakikipagtulungan ng Manila Health Department,” the JJASGH said.
“Marami rin pong mga kawani ng JJASGH ang nahawa na. Maari po munang pumunta sa ibang pampublikong ospital sa Lungsod ng Maynila,” it added.temporarily stopped admitting patients at the emergency roomThe Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases earlier placed the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15, 2022, following the sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Friday that the highly transmissible Omicron variant may already be responsible for the sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the country.
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