By MB Online Container vans will be used for preserving the bodies of patients who succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a hospital in Quezon City as its morgue ran out of space. East Avenue Medical
Container vans will be used for preserving the bodies of patients who succumbed to the coronavirus disease at a hospital in Quezon City as its morgue ran out of space.
“Ipinakita sa akin iyong kanilang mahabang-mahabang container van na refrigerated para doon na muna nila ipri-preserve ang body hanggang ang kinauukulang disposition noong katawan ay maayos ang pag-implementa,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in an interview with DZMM Teleradyo. Duque said that the delays in the claiming of bodies prompted the hospital to put the bodies on body bags and stretchers.The health department earlier announced that additional bags were received by EAMC Hospital Director Dr. Alfonso Nuñez on Sunday morning.
“Unang una wala naman pong inuutos ang DOH o LGUs na huwag ilista ang mga COVID deaths… Araw-araw nga po kaming nagbibigay ng virtual presser para malaman ng taumbayan ang kaganapan tungkol sa COVID siituation as Pilipinas,” Duque said.
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