LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: Local officials and health authorities have raised concern over a possible "collapse" of the province's healthcare system because of an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases brought by the emergence of the more infectious Delta variant.

Gov. Melchor Diclas said the Benguet General Hospital (BeGH) was compelled to start using tents that were put in place within the hospital compound just to ensure it will be able to accommodate the rising number of Covid-19 patients being admitted by the hospital daily.

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