Old beds at PGH COVID-19 ward converted into 'flower beds' as tribute to frontliners

A special garden was set up at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) as tribute to frontliners who have been working hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report on State of the Nation on Tuesday.

Old and discarded hospital beds have been converted into flowerbeds.

The 12 hospital beds are from the COVID ward of the PGH that symbolize the 12 months of hard work against the pandemic.

The installation art is called "Whispering Flower Bed" that was constructed by well-known sculpture and painter Toym Imao.

Medical workers at the Philippine General Hospital in Manila turn condemned hospital beds into flower beds on Sunday, March 14, 2021 to honor the frontliners who have died of COVID-19 and to commemorate the anniversary of the country coming under lockdown. The 12 "Whispering Flower Beds" will be on exhibit from March 14 to 30, 2021.  Danny Pata

There are speakers installed in the area, from which visitors can listen to the stories and sacrifices of the frontliners.

Since the pandemic started, more than 80 healthcare workers have died due to COVID-19 including two doctors and two nurses from the PGH. -- BAP/KG, GMA News