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Sports, conference venues converted into COVID-19 facilities
The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) is now ready to admit its first 116 COVID-19 patients following the completion of its initial conversion into an emergency healthcare facility.
The project, funded by the Bloomberry Cultural Foundation Inc., retrofitted the Ninoy Aquino Stadium within the RMSC to include 116 patient beds, two nurses' stations, and temporary furniture.
Phase 2 of the conversion is set to begin on April 8, which will add another 108 beds and is expected to be finished by the end of the following week.
Bloomberry Resorts expressed pride in supporting the initiative and contributing to the national bayanihan effort against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila is being converted into a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients, expected to begin accepting cases this week.
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The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, particularly the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, is set to open this week as a temporary health facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients, with a capacity of 112 patients.
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Prime Metro BMD Corp., a company led by Enrique K. Razon, Jr., is converting the Ninoy Aquino Stadium into a COVID-19 treatment facility.
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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is offering its sports facilities, including those at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and PhilSports Complex, to be used as quarantine facilities for COVID-19 patients.
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Two government buildings in New Clark City have been converted into a 1,000-bed Covid hospital by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to address the country's rising number of coronavirus cases.
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