Manila Bulletin
PNP Region 8 prepares isolation facility for COVID-19-afflicted personnel
The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) has prepared an isolation facility within their camp to house police personnel classified as suspect, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The facility, formerly used by the Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association Inc., can accommodate five patients at a time.
It features separate rooms for male and female patients, each equipped with its own comfort and shower rooms.
Doctors and nurses from the Regional Health Service 8 will manage the facility.
This initiative demonstrates the PRO-8 leadership's support for the welfare of its personnel, especially police front-liners who are at higher risk.
The Philippine National Police has recorded over 50 infections among its front-liners, with three deaths.
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