DINALUPIHAN, Bataan—Mayor Gila Garcia said the local government is building a temporary treatment monitoring facility for COVID 19 cases that is expected to be operational by the end of next month.
She said the facility adjacent to the Bulwagan ng Bayan ng Dinalupihan will help those who turn out COVID-19 positive be isolated and quarantined suitably.
The facility will have of 40 air-conditioned rooms, 20 for those who are coronavirus disease positive, and the other 20 for suspected cases.
It has a separate triage for the safety of health workers.
Garcia said: “Yung facility naming dito pang for mild and asymptomatic cases pero yung severe cases sa hospital gaya ng Bataan General Hospital.”
“Kapag mayroon na kaming facility hindi na magagamit yung mga public school classrooms,” she added. Butch Gunio
“Sapat na sapat na tong 40 rooms facility na ito para sa bayan ng Dinalupihan,” the mayor said.
The facility will be under accreditation by the Department of Health and PhilHealth. The municipal government secured loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines to build the project.