NBP
NAMATAY ang isang preso ng National Bilibid Prison dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019.
Sa pahayag na inilabas ng Bureau of Corrections-NBP naitala ng unang kumpirmadong kaso ng COVID-19 sa NBP noong Lunes.
Ang naturang preso na isang lalaki ay dinala sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine noong Abril 17.
At kahapon, Abril 23, pumanaw na ang naturang preso.
“Today, official report reached this office that the said PDL patient expired on the evening of 23 April 2020. Official notification to the next of kin of the PDL (person deprived of liberty) was done and the NBP Hospital staff had coordinated with RITM for proper disposition of the patient’s remains.”
Ayon sa BuCor nananatiling walang sintomas ang iba pang PDL na nakahalubilo ng nasawi.
“Proper health monitoring is being given to improve their stamina and increase their chance of surviving the disease.”
“BuCor is assuring the public that all courses of actions needed to contain the spread of the virus is strictly enforced and followed. It is implementing rigorous infection control protocols and continuously adjusting its response to protect the larger PDL population.”