Pasig City sets up sanitation tents outside hospitals, provides bus service for healthcare workers

Pasig City has set up sanitation tents outside the City Hall and two hospitals to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The tents were placed at the entrances of the City Hall building, the Pasig City General Hospital, and the Child's Hope Children's Hospital.

Mayor Vico Sotto shared photos of the tents on his Twitter account on Wednesday.

Ito yung mga Sanitation Tent papasok ng CityHall, PCGH, at Child's Hope.

Ginagawa namin ang lahat ng makakaya para di magkulang ang supplies gaya ng mask.

May pribadong kompanya naman na magpapahiram ng mga kwarto para may pansamantalang matutuluyan ang mga exposed frontliners. pic.twitter.com/a8cjq0HQfB

— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) March 18, 2020

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The local government has also provided bus service to ferry healthcare workers and other essential personnel to their places of work.

BUS SERVICE FOR ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL (MAAARING SUMAKAY ANG MGA EXEMPTED SA QUARANTINE; PRIORIDAD ANG MGA HEALTH WORKER)

Our routes will run as many times as possible througout the day. We will try to operate even beyond the indicated times.

route maps:https://t.co/UPnTvtdxTE pic.twitter.com/cDULL06oPD

— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) March 17, 2020

Luzon has been placed under enhanced community quarantine as the number of COVID-19 continue to rise. Public transport has been suspended and strict home quarantine is implemented.

As of Wednesday, the Philippines has 193 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seven have recovered and 14 have died. --MGP, GMA News