While they toil to save the lives of coronavirus patients, physicians face private struggles, too.
The health system is severely understaffed, with roughly one doctor for every 33,000 patients, according to the Philippines’ Department of Health. Some 35 health workers have died of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and more than 2,000 have contracted the illness, the World Health Organization has. Medical workers face shortages of personal protective equipment and a lack of transportation during the lockdown.
As they monitor each patient’s progress, TJ and his colleagues confer with consultants on the next course of action. This could include blood extractions or intubation.His uncle Gene — a lawyer who was healthy and active — died due to covid-related complications in April. The last time his family saw him, he was hooked to an oxygen tank; the next thing, they were informed he was dead.
“The next patient could be me,” he said. “Hopefully not, but that’s the fear that we encounter every time we go on duty.”
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