DPWH assisted UP-PGH prepare COVID-19 wards
DPWH assisted the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) prepare the COVID-19 ward. Skilled workers of PDWH reinforced the in-house laborers of PGH in the preparation of four (4) wards.
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Health Facilities augmentation (Evacuation Centers)
A total of 110 Evacuation Centers nationwide are available for utilization as Health Faciltiies, Emergency Operation Centers and Food Hubs. As of March 30, 2020, 19 ECs were already utilized as Evacuation Centers, while 15 ECs as Emergency Operations Centers/Food Hubs.
Deployed vehicle and personnel to ferry health workers and for other purpose
Four hundred two (402) vehicles were deployed nationwide to provide transoportation services for the frontliners.
Public buildings as healthcare facilities
DPWH is now looking into preparing existing large scale public buildings in Metro Manila to be used as overflow isolation sites to address hospital shortage due to continued rise of COVID-19 cases.
Disinfected/Decontaminated Convergence Area
DPWH conducted disinfection/decontamination of 415 convergence areas composed of checkpoints, government facilities, churches, schools, markets, hospitals, medical facilities and other public areas.
Decontamination/Sanitation Tents/Gantry Facilities
DPWH field units with (16 Regional and 184 District Engineering Offices) installed 336 Sanitation Tents and 76 Gantry Facilities nationwide to provide disinfection and sanitation services of vehicles traversing national highways.
PICC, WTC & Rizal Coliseum to be used for COVID treatment
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar announced that the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Halls and World Trade Center (WTC) in Pasay and Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila will soon be converted into a much-needed facility for the treatment and health monitoring of COVID-19 patients.
DPWH delivers another batch of medical masks for hospital frontliners
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday, March 30, 2020 delivered additional 10,000 surgical masks to major public hospitals handling COVID-19 patients in Metro Manila.
DPWH COVID-19 Response: Logistical Support
“We are willing to help” - DPWH
Other frontline agencies with insufficient equipment and manpower are assisted in transporting much needed supplies to ensure that their operations remain free from logistics problems amid the trying times the nation is facing.
DPWH COVID-19 Response: Face Masks
Racing to fill the huge demand as infection numbers surged, DPWH distributed much-needed face masks as personal protective equipment of frontliners who are risking their lives in serving the people. Face masks are also provided to skeletal work force of the Department who are frontliners too, as the agency continue to serve the needs of our people. The supplies were donated to the Department by generous individuals.