Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday said she sees a need for the Senate to convene the Committee of the Whole to discuss the pending concerns regarding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Senator Nancy Binay
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Binay said it is imperative for the Senate in the 19th Co
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Senator Nancy Binay
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Binay said she considers the proposal as practical given the projected increases and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases that have already weakened the entire healthcare system and caused many hospitals in Metro Manila to reach full capacity.
“I fully support the recommendation of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) to convert select hotels into temporary hospital facilities for mild to moderate COVID positive patients,” Binay said in a statement.
“Our health workers already feel overwhelmed and many facilities are already overly packed with people seeking immediate medical care,” she stressed.
Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday called on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to resolve the clamor for a limited face-to-face classes and other issues hounding the country’s education sector amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.