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Netizens shared their reactions and thoughts toward the Department of Health‘s (DOH) plans in case the country’s situation regarding COVID-19 worsens.
The DOH said that they’re preparing for the possible “worst-case scenario” by making sure to increase the allocated hospital beds for the COVID-19 cases. According to the OCTA Research Group, there is a possibility that the hospitals might experience full capacity if the number of cases during Holy Week or the first week of April won’t decline.
“Baka ito ‘yong worst-case scenario kung dadating. Kaya ito ‘yong pinaghahandaan namin,” said Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega.
“Ang COVID bed isolation at saka COVID ward sa mga hospital, both public at saka ‘yong private, mataas na ‘to. Umaabot na sila sa 57 percent, malapit na sa threshold ng moderate rate. Tumataas na ang paggamit ng intensive care unit. Ito’y nasa mga 73 percent-76 percent na ang average. Malapit na rin sa tinatawag naming high risk category.”
Netizens then aired their frustrations towards the plans of adding bed allocations for the covid patients and said that the government should also think about the number of healthcare workers.
DAGDAGAN👏🏻DIN👏🏻NG👏🏻HEALTHCARE👏🏻WORKERS👏🏻HINDI👏🏻PURO👏🏻KAMA👏🏻 https://t.co/wpwjaPWtPw
— J. Besa (@jjvbesa) March 21, 2021
Another asked who will take care of the patients if there are not enough frontliners.
Let us be honest. Sino namang mag-aasikaso sa mga kama na 'yan kung ubos na sila. https://t.co/aKbchtGWk0
— 재닌 / ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜒᜈ᜔ (@janinearllette) March 22, 2021
“Healthcare workers are getting tired and sick,” a Twitter user wrote.
There's bed allocation ngaaaa pero wala namang staff. Health workers are getting tired and sick. Make it sense. https://t.co/3HPePeNmXx
— ian all along (@emergIANcy) March 21, 2021
Someone also asked the government to have mercy on those in the medical field.
What about manpower? Maawa naman kayo sa Healthcare Workers. Isang taon na Covid pota. https://t.co/cIHymI04ty
— jay (@aysoooon) March 21, 2021
A Netizen suggested that the government should talk to the “real” workers.
DOH maybe you should talk to the REAL ground zero frontliners and not just the administrators. Kami yung pagod hindi yung nasa opisina. https://t.co/ox4ZVyQVBo
— rosarosa (@rospzamora) March 21, 2021
The situation this year compared to last year didn’t seem to improve was also pointed out.
Grabe 2021 na ganito pa rin wala ba kayong napala last year? Kahit kaunting aral man lang? https://t.co/KVYVcrJTV5
— jc (@jjuancarrlost) March 21, 2021
“This was obviously a failed policy since the start,” a frontliner said.
This was obviously a failed policy since the start. Kulang po ang manpower! https://t.co/K45PKDaCap
— Martin Bravo (@MartinBravoMD) March 21, 2021
Another tweeted about the source of the budget that will be allotted for the said extra beds.
https://twitter.com/francisangeloko/status/1373552533625470978
In the covid positive cases, 93 percent are mild cases, 3 percent asymptomatic, and the rest lies on the severe or critical level. There have been more than 15,000 healthcare workers who contracted the virus and 82 deaths as of writing.
