Pagpapalawak ng testing centers, ipinanawagan ng isang mambabatas

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00:00A lawmaker called for the expansion of the testing center in the country in the middle of the MPACS flood.

00:07The support for dengue disease is also being given.

00:10Especially in some places in the country, the State of Calamity has declared.

00:15Mela Las Moras is back.

00:19Free testing, free hospitalization, and free medicine.

00:24That is what the Congress is calling for in the middle of the MPACS flood in the country.

00:30At the press conference of the Camera yesterday,

00:32congressmen were called to say that they will take care of the situation.

00:37According to House Deputy Majority Leader Jeanette Garin,

00:40who also served as Health Secretary before,

00:43one of the main goals is to expand the testing centers for the MPACS.

00:50It should be spread to our laboratories in the DOH regional medical centers.

00:58We need to activate the one in Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas Medical Center,

01:03in Cebu, even in Zamboanga,

01:07and other places outside Metro Manila that need to be activated

01:11so that if there is a case, the patient can be tested immediately,

01:14the patient can be isolated immediately, and his relatives can be monitored.

01:19Compared to COVID-19, Garin believes that the MPACS will not spread that quickly

01:24because it is not airborne or passed through the air.

01:28That's why she also called everyone not to panic.

01:32We need to be prepared but we should not panic.

01:35So if there are people who are pressing panic calls,

01:38don't trust them right away.

01:40We should all be aware, we should all be vigilant,

01:44and the susceptible population should be vaccinated

01:47so that it won't spread and increase.

01:50But it is not like COVID.

01:52We don't expect it to spread like COVID.

01:56No, it's not airborne.

01:58It's not airborne.

01:59Aside from the MPACS, the camera also monitored the increase of dengue cases in some parts of the country.

02:05In Iloilo Province, the State of Calamity has already declared because of this.

02:10Garin, a resident of Iloilo, also confirmed this.

02:13The confirmed dengue cases are really skyrocketing.

02:18It's really sad because you can see the tension, the fear of the parents and the patients

02:25because there is no medicine for dengue.

02:28The best way for now to survive is really early detection.

02:32So if there are symptoms for two days,

02:36they should be taken to the hospital immediately.

02:39This is the budget season for the camera.

02:41The media is trying to make the public aware of the talks for prosperity.

02:47Melalee Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.