Aired (August 12, 2024): Ang gym sa National Kidney and Transplant Institute o NKTI, nagmistulang extension ward na dahil sa mga kaso ng leptospirosis. Ang paalala ng Department of Health ngayong tag-ulan at madalas ang pagbaha, alamin sa video.
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00:00The government is now alerted to the increasing number of cases of leptospirosis in hospitals in Metro Manila.
00:05And now that it's still raining, it's expected that this will continue to increase.
00:09That's the story of JM and Sinas.
00:12JM?
00:17Susan, there's been a few storms, but the case of leptospirosis is now under control.
00:23Here at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute,
00:26an extension ward is needed because of the increasing number of patients with leptospirosis.
00:33That's what's being reported here in Quezon City.
00:38This is the situation now at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute or NKTI in Quezon City.
00:43Their 60-bed capacity emergency ward has reached the gym
00:48because of the number of patients affected by leptospirosis.
00:52An extension ward is needed.
00:54One of the patients affected by leptospirosis is 53-year-old Mang Joven.
00:59His house was flooded with water in Taguig City.
01:02He didn't think that his wet feet would lead him home from leptospirosis.
01:07Wow, this is really painful.
01:11It's almost like I'm going to kill you if you don't move.
01:17Joven is just one of the 51 patients admitted to NKTI because of leptospirosis.
01:22And 67 of the patients here are under dialysis.
01:27It's really worrying because it's a health concern.
01:30It's an environmental concern.
01:33The bed capacity is not also enough.
01:36And if you have an increase in bed capacity, you also need a health worker.
01:41One of the big challenges they are facing now is the lack of staff.
01:46And today, the Philippine Red Cross has increased the number of medical volunteers
01:52to assist the patients.
01:55You should know that leptospirosis is caused by a bacteria called leptospira
01:59from the mouth of a fish.
02:01Most of the patients affected by leptospirosis are those who drowned in the flood.
02:05The Department of Health or DOH has issued a memorandum
02:09where all hospitals, particularly in the National Capital Region,
02:13should increase their leptospirosis surge capacity plan.
02:23According to the DOH, the incubation of leptospirosis is from 2 days to 30 days.
02:28So for those of us who drowned in the flood,
02:31it's important for you to visit and take medicine like doxycycline
02:37instead of feeling worse symptoms,
02:40go to the hospital, and worse comes to worse, get dialysis.
02:44That's the latest from Quezon City.
02:46I'm JMN Sinas, and that's the story you should know.
02:49Susan?
02:50Thank you very much, JMN Sinas.
03:07For more information, visit www.fema.gov