Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 16) — The novel coronavirus has killed 13 war veterans, the Veterans Federation of the Philippines confirms.
Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) has 39 veterans are under their care, with 29 of them admitted to the hospital. Of this number, 13 have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, the Federation said in a Facebook post.
The elderly are among people who have a higher risk of getting infected with the deadly virus.
Meanwhile, the hospital still has over 114 PUIs (persons under investigation) awaiting test results, VFP said.
The Federation said MMC Director Dr. Dominador M. Chiong had admitted facing pressures in meeting the current growing demands in the hospital, in recent communications with VFP President Manuel Pamaran.
This prompted Pamaran to recommend increasing the Federation’s assistance to the hospital, VFP added.
As of April 16, there are 5,660 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines. 362 have died, while 435 have recovered.
