Bicol hospital limits admissions due to COVID-19
The Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH) in Legazpi City, Albay is limiting patient admissions due to seven staff members testing positive for COVID-19 and about 100 others being quarantined.
Non-COVID services are temporarily suspended but the hospital is not under lockdown; it will transfer patients to other hospitals unless they require emergency care or specialized treatment.
On Monday, Dr. Rogelio Rivera announced that BRTTH would stop admitting non-COVID patients for disinfection procedures after six staff members tested positive and were isolated.
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