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NegOcc adds personnel, supplies to Covid-19 designated hospital
Cadiz District Hospital has been designated as the primary COVID-19 treatment center for mild to moderate cases in Negros Occidental.
The provincial government is deploying additional personnel and providing more medical supplies and equipment to the hospital.
Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson issued a Memorandum Order to establish this designation following President Duterte's declaration of a public health emergency.
The hospital will provide treatment for persons under investigation (PUIs) and confirmed COVID-19 cases within the province.
Patients with severe COVID-19 cases will be referred to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital for treatment.
Local officials and hospital chiefs have been directed to strictly comply with this order.
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