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Red Cross opens isolation facility to COVID-19 patients from Hospicio de San Jose

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Hospicio de San Jose in Manila on April 30, 2021. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/29/20210430-hospicio-aid-gc-3.jpg"/><figcaption>The Hospicio de San Jose in Manila on April 30, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said Sunday it would transfer more than 30 COVID-19 patients from the Hospicio de San Jose to one of its isolation facility as cases continue to rise in the welfare institution.</p><p>In a statement, the PRC said it would take in dozens of COVID-19 patients to its facility in Adamson University after the Hospicio&#x27;s administrator, Sr. Maria Socorro Pilar Evidente, wrote to the humanitarian organization, asking for help.</p><p>&quot;Kailangan natin agad tugonan ang mga matatanda at mga bata ng Hospicio de San Jose dahil isa sila sa mga most vulnerable groups sa ating bansa,&quot; said Sen. Richard Gordon, who is the chairman and chief executive officer of the PRC.</p><p>(We need to help the elderly and children from the Hospicio de San Jose immediately because they are among the most vulnerable groups in the country.)</p><p>The facility in Adamson University will provide a doctor and nurse to ensure the well-being of the patients, the PRC said.</p><p>According to Evidente&#x27;s letter to Gordon, there are 108 active COVID-19 cases in the Hospicio de San Jose.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/21/nearly-half-of-hospicio-de-san-jose-covid-cases-children-official">Nearly half of Hospicio de San Jose COVID cases are children: official</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We want to provide our patients with a better room conducive for their healing. Many concerned citizens have been concerned about our present facilities[,] whether it is conducive for healing,&quot; Evidente said in her letter.</p><p>The Red Cross also recently conducted COVID-19 vaccination at the Hospicio, inoculating around 150 residents and employees.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/23/21/hospicio-de-san-jose-seeks-donations-as-virus-cases-rise">Hospicio de San Jose seeks donations as virus cases rise</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines on Saturday logged a record-high 19,441 new COVID-19 infections, bringing its total cases to 1,935,700. Of this figure, 142,679 or 7.4 percent were active infections.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/28/21/philippines-logs-2nd-highest-daily-rise-in-covid-cases">Philippines logs 2nd-highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases</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=1755997" 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>

The Philippine Red Cross said Sunday it would transfer more than 30 COVID-19 patients from the Hospicio de San Jose to one of its isolation facility as cases continue to rise in the welfare institution.