Hospital frontliners wear personal protective equipment as they man the entrance of the emergency room in the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Tondo, Manila on March 24, 2020.
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The meeting happened after the government placed Metro Manila and nearby provinces under the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine in response to the PCP’s call over the weekend for a "timeout" that may help health workers cope with rising COVID-19 cases. “We are now in the process of submitting the formal document for submission in the next few days,” Espina said.
The DOH said the Monday meeting with representatives of over 100 medical societies will only be the first of a series. Dr. Lei Alfonso of PSPHP, who also attended the meeting on Monday, said they will be implementing the CODE strategy with the DOH. The DOH said that the roles of the participating groups, as well as their timelines and targets will be more clearly defined during a meeting on Tuesday.
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