PRC taps more schools for COVID-19 isolation facilities

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is expanding its use of schools as isolation centers for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to accommodate the increasing number of cases.

PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon stated that more schools are needed as isolation centers due to hospitals in Metro Manila reaching high-risk bed capacity.

Several universities, including Ateneo De Manila University, University of the Philippines-Diliman, De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, and Adamson University, are already serving as temporary isolation facilities.

Additionally, various public elementary and high schools across Metro Manila have also been designated as isolation sites.

Gordon emphasized the urgency of these measures to save lives and mentioned that the partnership with schools will continue for as long as necessary, as these facilities are not currently occupied by students due to distance learning.