Manila Bulletin
Caloocan City Medical Center-South, ER to close for six days starting noon today
The Caloocan City Medical Center - South (CCMC) and its emergency room will be closed from July 17 to July 23 due to several medical personnel testing positive for COVID-19.
The affected medical frontliners, including nurses and medical technicians, are currently in quarantine and contact tracing is being conducted.
Mayor Oscar Malapitan announced that the CCMC has reached its overflowing capacity for COVID-19 patients.
He advised the public to bring COVID-19 patients to other hospitals for immediate care.
Malapitan appealed for the public's understanding and asked for prayers for the recovery of the infected medical staff and other patients.
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