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DOH to trace 'sources of infections' in hospitals as more medical frontliners contract COVID-19

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/02/15/20210209-pgh-vaccine-simulation-transport-gc-0207.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine General Hospital (PGH) workers line up to register for the COVID-19 vaccination program inside the hospital in this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it has begun hospital-level investigations to &quot;find sources of infection and contain further spread&quot; of COVID-19 among medical frontliners as more healthcare workers contract the disease.</p><p>All 17 DOH-retained hospitals in Metro Manila remain operational despite reports that several health facilities &quot;have suspended operations due to increasing numbers of healthcare worker (HCW) infections,&quot; the agency said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;Individual hospital infection control units have started hospital-level investigations,&quot; the statement read.</p><p>&quot;Some DOH-retained hospitals have suspended elective surgeries and outpatient department (OPD) operations to ensure that the most critical services continue while HCWs recover from COVID-19,&quot; it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/25/21/philippines-remaining-entirely-covid-19-hospital-at-critical-capacity">Philippines&#x27; remaining entirely COVID-19 hospital at &#x27;critical&#x27; capacity</a></li></ul><p>The agency said it is also providing support for healthcare workers &quot;by facilitating hospital or isolation facility admission.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The DOH... continues to augment hospital resources by downloading funds to the hospitals for hiring of additional personnel, purchase of medicines, and referral of patients to the appropriate facility,&quot; it said.</p><p>The statement comes after the frontliners from the Philippine Orthopedic Center appealed for help in isolating some 110 frontliners who tested positive for COVID-19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/02/21/ph-orthopedic-center-workers-seek-isolation-as-100-employees-contract-covid-19">PH Orthopedic Center workers seek isolation as 100 employees contract COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>The DOH urged medical frontliners to &quot;get their COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible&quot; as the more health workers continue to contract the disease a year since the pandemic began.</p><p>&quot;The public is also called on to utilize teleconsultations for non-urgent medical needs to avoid overcrowding in hospitals and ensure that all critical patient needs are attended to,&quot; the DOH said.</p><p>On April 2, the Philippines recorded 15,310 new COVID-19 cases, a new record-high number despite the re-imposition of a lockdown in the capital region and nearby areas.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/02/21/highest-ever-philippines-reports-15310-covid-19-cases-37k-from-backlogs">HIGHEST EVER: Philippines reports 15,310 COVID-19 cases, 3.7K &#x27;from backlogs&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1647155" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it has begun hospital-level investigations "find sources of infection and contain further spread" of COVID-19 among medical frontliners as more health care workers contract the disease.</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it has begun hospital-level investigations "find sources of infection and contain further spread" of COVID-19 among medical frontliners as more health care workers contract the disease.