Nurses in Cebu cry for help as they continually run low on supplies and manpower in their fight against COVID-19 in the province.
Philippine Nurses’ Association Cebu Chapter President Joseph Descallar admitted in a CNN Philippines interview Saturday night that many nurses in Cebu are already contemplating on quitting their jobs due to unmet benefits and incentives.
“In terms of hazard pay, we humbly urge private institutions to provide the same incentive to all our nurses... and for all government agencies to release such in a timely manner,” PNA Cebu said in a statement Descallar added that more and more nurses are being sent to quarantine facilities, leaving hospitals with understaffed healthcare workers. “Totoo po na we are very understaffed. Ang ating mga nurses ay under quarantine... Our nurses are wearing PPEs for eight to 10 hours.”Descallar also shared that some nurses find it difficult to commute to and from their respective hospitals due to strict border controls. He said most of them resort to walking home.
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