PGH receives 10,000 locally-made PPE
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) received 10,000 locally manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) for its health workers dealing with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The PPEs, donated by companies in the garment industry, were turned over to the PGH on Wednesday.
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This is the first batch of the 300,000 coveralls to be donated to the Department of Health (DOH) for the use of COVID-19 frontliners.
The Health Department expressed gratitude for the member-companies of the Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines (CONWEP) which initiated the local production of the much-needed medical-grade PPEs for the health workers.
The DOH earlier said that at least 766 healthcare workers in the country are confirmed coronavirus carriers as of April 17.
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