The outpatient department (OPD) of Caloocan City North Medical Center (CCNMC) has implemented a "no walk-in” policy starting on Monday, Jan. 3.
This is after the national government placed Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the region.
According to the local government, the outpatients can send a text message to the OPD to book schedules Mondays to Fridays, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and they will not accept phone calls.
For teleconsultations (medical, senior, pedia only), patients can call on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The OPD's contact numbers can be checked here: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=234331828875067&id=100068947548347
Meanwhile, Caloocan City has 148 COVID-19 active cases (18 new cases) recorded as of Jan. 2.
The local government has listed 60,720 recoveries out of 62,503 total number of cases.