Healthcare workers, exhausted and overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients needing hospital care are urging government to shift Metro Manila back to the stricter enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
In July, the Philippines recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID-19 deaths in Southeast Asia and the biggest single-day increase in confirmed infections, after government eased quarantine restrictions to revive the economy. On Friday, the
“Eto ang pinakakinatatakutan namin, baka dumating tayo sa punto na mapagod na yung mga nasa ospital na syang last line of defense natin. Mawawalan ng serbisyo sa atin mamamayang Pilipino, pakiusap sana namin, wag naman sana i-relax pa ang community quarantine. Kung pwede lang sana ibalik Metro Manila sa ECQ [kahit dalawang linggo], ,” she added.
Limpin said they fear the day when hospitals start turning away more patients because they are already at full capacity and healthcare workers are already “bogging down.” “Hindi lang yung numero lang ng available na beds ang ating titingnan. Titingnan din natin ang ating manggagawang pangkalusugan, kahit gustuhin po namin na i-increase ang beds kung wala naman tao na pwedeng magsilbi at tumingin sa mga Pilipino, paano namin tatanggapin yung mga pasiyenteng yan? ,” Limpin added.
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