The Philippine presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo has officially become a health facility for COVID-19 patients as the vessel has now been transformed into a "floating quarantine facility".
In a press release on Sunday, the Philippine Navy said that the newly converted isolation facility is ready to accept patients infected with COVID-19. The transformation came after President Rodrigo Duterte volunteered his presidential yacht to be used as a coronavirus "hospital” in a televised briefing late night, April 3.
"The crew will remain onboard while the ship is being utilized as a quarantine facility. They were already provided with PPEs (personal protective equipment) while rapid antibody tests were conducted," the Navy said.
The VIP compartments of the vessel were converted into dedicated medical wards and patient rooms which can accommodate up to 28 patients and five medical workers. It will also have three exclusive compartments and a separate access points for patients and health workers.
"[The] Navy is fully committed to supporting the Bayanihan to Heal as One initiative by devoting our personnel and resources, as we explore all possible means to contain and defeat the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country," the Philippine Navy reiterated.
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