Ospital ng Malabon extends lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases among staff

The Ospital ng Malabon extended its lockdown and would continue not admitting non-COVID-19 patients until further notice due to rising COVID-19 infections among its personnel.

In a tweet by GMA News’ Cedric Castillo on Tuesday, the Ospital ng Malabon extended its lockdown “indefinitely,” according to the local government unit (LGU).

The LGU said the number of COVID-19 infections among the hospital’s health personnel climbed to 66.

The hospital earlier announced that it would temporarily stop admitting non-COVID-19 patients to conduct disinfection from January 2 to 4.

“Ang mga outpatient and non-COVID cases ay maaaring magtungo sa Super Health Center sa Barangay Catmon. Makipag-ugnayan sa Malabon Command Center sa numerong 0942 372 9891 or 0919 062 5588,” it said in an advisory.

(Outpatient and non-COVID cases can go to the Super Health Center in Barangay Catmon. They may contact the Malabon Command Center at 0942 372 9891 or 0919 062 5588.)

Meanwhile, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) placed the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3 from January 3 to 15, 2022, following the sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases.

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday registered 4,084 additional COVID-19 infections, bringing the Philippines' total tally to 2,855,819. — DVM, GMA News