MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has set up an emergency care unit (ECU) in its compound that will house employees of tribunal and third level courts infected with the novel coronavirus while waiting for hospital confinement. In a statement on Monday, the SC said Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo approved the Guidelines on the Use of the Supreme Court Gymnasium as ECU. “Aside from SC employees, employees of Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals may avail of the ECU. The high court also assured that flow of entry into and exit in the ECU shall be strictly monitored and roaming around the unit shall not be allowed. The SC has also approved cash assistance for trial court employees who were hospitalized or who died due to COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Star May 10, 2021 09:00 UTC