Published April 23, 2021, 4:28 PM
As the country’s cases of infections continued to soar, the government is aiming to increase the number of hospital beds to provide care to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and National Policy Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr inspect the Department of Health-Quezon Institute Offsite Modular Hospital in Quezon City onApril 6, 2021. (Photo: Alvin Kasiban)
The National Task Force against COVID-19 (NTF) has been directed to identify target additional beds every week based on the latest resolution of a government’s policy making body on pandemic response.