PNP adds isolation facilities, beds in Camp Crame as more personnel contract virus

Facade of the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame. Image from pnp.gov.ph website

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced Tuesday that it has opened additional quarantine facilities and beds in its headquarters in Quezon City as the new coronavirus hit more of its personnel.

PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said in a statement that they “added 80 beds at [the] Training Service facility while [an] additional 100 beds were placed at the Badminton Court to fully accommodate PNP personnel who tested positive of the virus.”

“We are adding more quarantine beds as a proactive measure just in case there will be more personnel who will need to undergo quarantine,” he added.

The Kiangan Emergency Treatment Facility, however, remains as the primary quarantine facility in Camp Crame for COVID-positive cases.

Meanwhile, asymptomatic personnel can go on home quarantine but need to submit their regular body conditions to the PNP monitoring medical team, said Carlos.

The PNP chief then assured the public that despite the rising COVID-19 cases among its ranks and police officers, the institution’s operational capabilities and performance will not be hampered.

As of January 11, some 537 new infections were reported among PNP personnel, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the PNP to 43,992 including 2,412 active cases. Recoveries from the respiratory ailment caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus reached 41,455 as of Tuesday while the death count in the PNP stood at 125.

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