THE Department of Health (DoH) urged the patients and persons under investigation (PUI) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) to try the government hospitals within Metro Manila since their “isolation rooms” are still available, an official said on Tuesday.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire issued the statement in a radio interview on Monday night amid reports that private hospitals were near their full capacity.

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