PGH, Makati Medical Center 'not overwhelmed' by COVID-19 –DOH

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) and the Makati Medical Center (MMC) are not currently overwhelmed by admissions of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.

The DOH issued the advisory reminding the public to be mindful of the information they share and check them first with official sources.

“MMC has already issued a clarification of its carefully managed operations and availability for COVID-19 cases should there be a spike (there is none),” the agency said.

“PGH has clarified that being a public service hospital in high demand, it is occupied by mostly non-COVID-19 cases, and is simply advising the public to please coordinate admissions first,” it added.

The Philippines on Saturday logged 213 new COVID-19 infections

Even as it noted a slight increase in COVID-19 cases, the DOH believed it was not yet the time to lift the state of calamity in the country.

The Philippines recently detected more cases of the more transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 22.

In May, the country also detected the Omicron subvariant BA.4. The case has already completed his isolation period and has since recovered, according to DOH. —Giselle Ombay/KG, GMA News