MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has installed decontamination tents at several public hospitals and government offices in Metro Manila to help fight the spread of the coronavir
us disease 2019 .
As of Monday, decontamination tents have been set up at the Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue Medical Center, Malacanang Palace, Department of Health-Central Office in Tayuman, Department of Social Welfare and Development -National Relief Operations Center in Pasay, and another DSWD satellite office in Commonwealth, Quezon City.
LOOK: MMDA sets up decontamination tents in several public hospitals & govt offices in Metro Manila | via @DorisBigornia pic.twitter.com/dshB6lMwBbThe tents have a diffuser system that sprays disinfectant on people. Body temperature of employees visitors are also checked by personnel using a thermal scanner.
"It aims to decontaminate and disinfect health workers, frontliners and everyone visiting the hospitals and government offices to help contain the entry and spread of COVID-19," MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said in a statement.
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