Metro Manila ICU capacity nears 'maximum' limit

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'Base doon sa critical care utilization rate, makikita natin na 'yung use of intensive care units dito sa NCR (National Capital Region), nando'n na siya sa near ng maximum. Ibig sabihin, gamit na gamit na talaga,' Health Undersecretary Vergeire said. READ

CRITICAL CARE. Stricter security is enforced at the Infectious Disease and Critical Care Unit of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila. Photo by Ben Nabong/Rappler

Vergeire said that the overstretched capacity of hospitals to provide critical care was among the factors considered to keep Metro Manila under total lockdown. Vergeire said that the capital region may be"overwhelmed" in terms of critical care capacity, bit the government was setting up more rooms to prepare for the possible surge in patients brought by wider testing.

 

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