Top officials of the National Task Force COVID-19 conducted inspection on Holy Monday, April 6, 2020 of the three (3) quarantine sites for corona virus (COVID-19) disease patients.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will once again turn over health commodities such as surgical face masks donated by Chinese contractors to hospitals and other service frontliners.
About 18,000 pieces of surgical face masks, 1,000 pieces N95 masks, and 90 pieces personal protective equipment (PPE) were received from two (2) Chinese construction groups on Holy Monday, April 6, 2020 by DPWH, as donation to help in the Philippine government’s effort to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
A safety and health program has been implemented for construction workers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and private contractors deployed to convert state-owned buildings into functional medical facilities for the prevention and control of corona virus (COVID-19) disease.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Construction and the Villar Group have begun converting the Forum Halls of Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) for the management of mild to moderate cases of corona virus disease (COVID-19) patients.
Shuttle buses of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are providing today, March 31, 2020 free bus service operation for health workers in the East Area Route 14 and 16 as assigned by the Deparment of Transportation.
The East Area Route 14 traverses SM City Taytay, SM City East Ortigas, The Medical City (Ortigas), Robinsons Galleria, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, SM City Sta Mesa, Delos Santos Medical Center, and St. Luke’s Medical Center (E. Rodriguez).
DPWH is now looking into preparing open spaces in Metro Manila to be used as overflow isolation sites to address hospital shortage due to continued rise of COVID-19 cases.
DPWH assisted the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) prepare the COVID-19 ward. Skilled workers of PDWH reinforced the in-house laborers of PGH in the preparation of four (4) wards.
A total of 110 Evacuation Centers nationwide are available for utilization as Health Faciltiies, Emergency Operation Centers and Food Hubs. As of March 30, 2020, 19 ECs were already utilized as Evacuation Centers, while 15 ECs as Emergency Operations Centers/Food Hubs.
Four hundred two (402) vehicles were deployed nationwide to provide transoportation services for the frontliners.
DPWH is now looking into preparing existing large scale public buildings in Metro Manila to be used as overflow isolation sites to address hospital shortage due to continued rise of COVID-19 cases.