For instance, the Medical City just announced it would decline admitting COVID-19 patients for now as its health facilities get swamped. Other premier hospitals like St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig and Quezon City as well as Makati Medical Center had already suspended accepting COVID-19 patients for confinement. Of the planned isolation hubs, three passenger vessels of logistics firm 2-GO will host the most number of beds at 1,800, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Monday. That said, Lamentillo said quarantine sites can be expanded as currently they are typically concentrated on just one part of the venue. Additional isolation sites in NCRLamentillo also confirmed that the eight other sites in Metro Manila are being considered to be converted into quarantine areas when the need arises.

Source: Philippine Star April 08, 2020 13:30 UTC