(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) 57,000 people have been diagnosed in the Philippines with 55,000 isolation rehabilitation beds

  China News Agency, Manila, July 13 (Reporter Guan Xiangdong) At noon and afternoon on the 13th, the Ministry of Health of the Philippines (DOH) twice released statistics on new coronary pneumonia. This is the first two notifications a day since DOH released relevant data. As of 4 o'clock that day, the total number of diagnoses in the Philippines was 57006, 1,599 died, and 2037 recovered.

  In accordance with established practice, DOH reports the data for the day at 4 pm daily. On the day of the 12th, the DOH statement was postponed twice, stating that the number of new diagnoses and deaths surged on that day, requiring verification.

  On the afternoon of the 13th, the DOH reported that, based on reports submitted by 67 out of 82 testing centers in the Philippines, 2,124 cases were newly diagnosed on the 12th, 162 died, and 2009 recovered. Among them, the number of deaths is the highest with statistical data, and the previous week's death data was single digits.

  On the afternoon of the 13th, DOH issued a notice for the second time. On that day, 836 cases were newly diagnosed, 65 died, and 4325 recovered. Among them, the number of rehabilitation is the highest since statistics.

  As of the 13th, DOH has provided 14,945 beds for patients with new coronary pneumonia. Among them, 1,349 beds in the intensive care unit have been used by 46%; 10,183 isolation beds have been used by 45.7%; 3,413 medical beds have been used by 51.9%.

  On the 3rd, the Philippines entered the second phase of the national anti-epidemic action plan. Many industries resumed production under the "new normal" health standards, and the number of diagnoses and deaths increased as people-to-people contacts increased.

  On the 12th, Karlo Nograles, Minister of the Philippine Cabinet and co-chair of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said in an interview with Philippine Radio that the government does not encourage the isolation of diagnosed patients at home. Symptoms should also be isolated in rehabilitation facilities.

  On the 13th, Philippine Minister of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar said that in order to enhance and improve the ability to diagnose and treat new coronary pneumonia, the Duterte government proposed in April to transform stadiums and exhibition centers into large-scale testing centers. 1. Plan to isolate rehabilitation facilities. So far, large community isolation rehabilitation centers such as the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Rizal Stadium, World Trade Center, and the Philippine Sports Complex (Ultra) in New Clark City have provided 55,000 beds. According to the plan, the Philippines will build 50 testing centers and 129 community isolation and rehabilitation centers in the next three weeks. (Finish)