The local government of Navotas City on Thursday inaugurated its third community isolation facility (CFI), consisting of 50 converted container vans, for suspected and confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.
Through the help of the Department of Public Works and Highways, 50 container vans have been turned into a 200-bed isolation facility by the local government. It is located at the Navotas Centennial Park.
Two other isolation facilities are at the Navotas National High School and Navotas Polytechnic College, which can accommodate a total of 210 patients.
According to the local government, each unit has its own bed, table, chair, toilet and bath, air conditioning unit, and is connected to NavoConnect Wi-Fi.
The facility also has CCTV cameras for easy monitoring of patients and to limit physical visits of medical staff.
According to Mayor Toby Tiangco, the third isolation facility will accommodate close contacts of COVID-positive patients who have undergone swab testing and are still waiting for their results.
“We want them to spend their quarantine in this facility to ensure the safety of their families or those they live with,” Tiangco said.
“We also want to be prepared in case the Department of Education proceeds with its plan to resume face-to-face classes in January next year. Our first two CIFs are educational institutions and we are not sure up to when we can use them as isolation facilities,” he added.
As of November 5, Navotas has 57 active cases, 149 deaths, and 4,953 recoveries.