DILG says BFP has 78 active COVID-19 cases

Published July 17, 2020 03:43 PM By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday bared that the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has 78 active COVID-19 cases among its personnel.

According to DILG spokesman Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, most of the confirmed cases have mild symptoms. However, two personnel have already died due to COVID-19.

"They are all under isolation, under treatment, and are under close health monitoring. Unfortunately, we have had two deaths due to COVID from the ranks of the BFP," Malaya said.

The DILG official said the BFP personnel are currently manning the Filinvest Tent Megaquarantine Facility where BFP doctors, nurses, psychologists, and administrative personnel attend to the needs of some 139 patients.
 
He added that BFP personnel are also deployed at the Philippine Arena swabbing facility where 96 testing booths conduct swabbing and collect specimens for laboratory examination.—AOL, GMA News
 

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