Makati LGU acquires negative-pressure tents for COVID-19 patients

MANILA, Philippines — Two negative pressure tents for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients will be set up in Makati City this week, the local government announced Tuesday.

In a statement, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced that the pressure tents will be set up at the Ospital ng Makati.

“These tents, which will be set up at the ambulance bay, are important in protecting other people from contracting the viral disease,” Binay stated.

Each tent can accommodate six intensive care unit beds, a power supply, pressure sensors and alarms, lighting, filtration systems, LCD monitors, UV/HEPA air purification, toilet and shower, decontamination rooms, changing rooms, storage, and air-conditioning system, the local government stated.

The setting up of negative pressure tents in Makati is a first among other Metro Manila local government units, and have passed international standards, said Ospital ng Makati medical director Dr. Vergel Binay.

The negative pressure tents are among Makati City’s efforts in response to the COVID-19 crisis. As of Monday, the Makati local government said that the Department of Health recorded 354 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city.

Previously, four emergency quarantine facilities—three at the Pembo Elementary School and one at the Ospital ng Makati—were built to augment the capacity of hospitals caring for confirmed COVID-19 patients.

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