Journal 2020 Vol.21 No.2
Outbreak Response Measures for the Pediatric COVID 19 Ward at the Philippine General Hospital
Marimel G. Reyes-Pagcatipunan, M.D. ,FPPS,FPIDSP
An outbreak caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, 2020 as a public health emergency of international concern.1 In the Philippines, the first identified COVID 19 case was on January 16, 2020. On March 11, 2020 the WHO determined that it reached pandemic classification with widespread community transmission across the world.1 On March 16, 2020, an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was initiated in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the Philippines as a measure to control the spread of COVID -19 infection.
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) being the biggest tertiary multispecialty hospital in the Philippines was made as one of the Covid-19 Referral Hospital in the NCR.
https://doi.org/10.56964/pidspj20202102007
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