MANILA, Philippines — A number of operations at the Philippine General Hospital were suspended on Sunday following the fire that hit the facility early this morning. Dr. Jonas del Rosario, PGH spokesperson, told DZBB that hospital admissions are currently on halt as a result of the incident. "Our appeal for now is that PGH will be closed in the meantime to admit anyone," he said in Filipino. PGH's neurosurgery department said it has cancelled its scheduled operations in the coming days due to the incident. In an exchange with Philstar.com, Del Rosario said too that all elective operations in the hospital were suspended.

Source: Philippine Star May 16, 2021 08:15 UTC