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Published July 2, 2021, 1:19 PM
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the appointment of Col. Fatima Claire Navarro as the military’s first ever female surgeon general after leading the V. Luna Medical Center’s (VMLC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response.
Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first female surgeon general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (Photo courtesy of AFP)
Navarro’s designation was approved by President Duterte last June 28 following the recommendation of AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana and the Board of Generals.
“The AFP congratulates Colonel Navarro as she assumes one of the most critical positions that will lead the military organization in the comprehensive delivery of health services to our soldiers and our people,” Sobejana said.
In the NCR, where infections are high, occupancy rate is more than 60%.
The Ninoy Aquino Stadium, the Rizal Memorial Coliseum and the Ligtas 3-COVID-19 facility in Las Pinas are about 90% occupied.
Unused classrooms at the Ateneo De Manila University (AdMU), University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde (DLS-CSB), and Adamson University (AdU) are already being utilized as temporary isolation facilities.
There are currently 15 modular hospital units with 516 beds nationwide which were built to serve as an “extension” to accommodate more COVID-19 patients.
The DPWH is building more quarantine facilities and modular hospitals to keep up with the spike of new COVID cases – 724 facilities by the end of April, and 300 rooms in modular hospitals by May.
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+ April 20, 2021 THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is ramping up efforts to help the government respond to the surge in Covid-19 cases by increasing the capacity of quarantine facilities in New Clark City.
As this developed, the four mega swabbing facilities co-managed by BCDA have eclipsed the one million mark in terms of patients served.
BCDA President and Chief Executive Officer Vivencio Dizon said the government converted one building at the National Government Administrative Center (NGAC) into a temporary treatment and monitoring facility (TTMF) for Covid-19 patients with mild or asymptomatic cases.
The new facility expanded Clark’s current isolation capacity by another 171 beds, bringing the total to 1,121.
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