MANILA, Philippines — Marikina City has rolled out a mobile application that residents can use to consult doctors and receive medicine—reducing health workers’ exposure as front-liners across Metro Manila succumb in alarming numbers to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ADVERTISEMENT“Marikina residents can now seek medical assistance from the comfort of their homes, and receive medicines at their doorstep to lessen mobility during quarantine,” said Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. The medicine will be brought to the resident by a team from the City Health Office. If the online consultation suggests the patient could be a COVID-19 carrier, dedicated ambulances and medical personnel would be ready to pick them up, Teodoro said. He added that the app was also being used to keep regular tabs on persons under monitoring.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 08, 2020 21:11 UTC