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Marikina launches online consultation for COVID-19 concerns

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/04/06/20200406-covid-online-consultation-marikina-jvc-3.jpg"/><figcaption>Doctors from the Marikina City Health Office conduct online medical consultations for residents of Marikina who want medical advice on what to do if they have symptoms related to COVID-19. The telehealth program was launched by the Marikina Local government to help manage the influx of patients in hospitals taking on COVID-19 positive persons for treatment. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>Medical consultation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Marikina City can be conducted online through an application, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Monday.Through VSee, a messenger application, Marikina residents can hold medical consultations with doctors stationed at the City Health Office building.&quot;Ito’y ginagawa natin hindi para pangalagaan lamang iyong indibiduwal na tumawag o iyong nakakaramdam ng sakit, kundi pati ang komunidad,&quot; Teodoro said.&quot;Kung suspected COVID case ay meron tayong dedicated ambulance and medical personnel na pupunta kung saan sila nakatira,&quot; the local chief executive added.The online medical consultations are scheduled on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration can be done through <a href="https://pilipinastele.vsee.me/u/marikina">https://pilipinastele.vsee.me/u/marikina</a>.Christopher Guevara, a doctor for the city&#x27;s health office, admitted that it was a challenge to do online consultation.&quot;Kung ano sa tingin namin, doon lang namin siya puwede i-diagnose. Hindi namin siya puwedeng i-physical exam, so base lang sa sasabihin namin,&quot; he said.As of Sunday, the Marikina health office has recorded 45 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the city, including 9 deaths and 6 recoveries. It also reported 17 persons under investigation and 87 persons under monitoring.<div>-- Report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</div>

Medical consultation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Marikina City can be conducted online through an application, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Monday.

Medical consultation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Marikina City can be conducted online through an application, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said Monday.