Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 10) — The government’s One Hospital Command Center — which facilitates COVID-19 patient referral — has seen a huge decline in the number of calls it has been receiving lately, the treatment czar said Friday.
Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said from 485 to 500 daily calls recorded on the first and second week of November, the average went down to 76 to 86 in December.
“Itong last week of November and December, nakikita po natin bumabagsak na talaga iyong calls,” Vega said in a government briefing.
[Translation: On the last week of November and in December, we really saw a drop in the number of calls.]
Vega said aside from assisting coronavirus-infected individuals who need help in finding a hospital or an isolation facility, the command center also facilitated the transfer of non-COVID-19 patients to hospitals and answered questions on where to get financial assistance for medical treatments.
“Nagkakaiba na po iyong mga tawag ngayon,” he noted.
[Translation: We are now getting calls from people who have different requests.]
