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Opav to send nurses, doctors to NCR Plus. (File photo)
+ April 05, 2021 THE Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (Opav) will deploy 100 nurses to assist in hospitals and medical facilities in the National Capitol Region Plus (NCR Plus).
NCR Plus covers the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.
The Opav has coordinated with the three regions in the Visayas in enlisting applicants.
Deployment centers
As of Monday, April 5, 2021, 40 nurses from Cebu have qualified and will be sent to the NCR Plus on April 7 or 8, said Opav Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales.
Twenty of the nurses are from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) and 20 are from the Department of Health (DOH) 7.