00:00More than 50,000 cases of dengue have been reported in the country.
00:05Several hospitals have been visited by the health department to ensure the safety of the patients.
00:11Raffy Tima was in touch with them.
00:17Today, 8 cases of dengue were reported in the Tondo Medical Center.
00:20And before this, he was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday.
00:25That's why Health Undersecretary Emily Perez-Chiong personally checked the readiness of the hospital for dengue.
00:30The dengue outbreak is only recently in Quezon City because the time is changing because of the global warming.
00:37There is no specific month for dengue.
00:40As of now, according to the DOH, more than 52,000 people have been affected by dengue in the country, not to mention the rainy season.
00:47When the health department checked, even though less than 1% of the patients have died, they are still saddened
00:53that's why they are targeting those who have died of the disease.
00:55The health department also checked the readiness of the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center.
00:59They continued to call on the whole country to clean up at 4 p.m. the water that can be used by mosquitoes that carry dengue.
01:06In our area, in our house, we need to clean up.
01:10This is a reminder to immediately go to the hospital if there are signs of dengue such as fever, headache and rashes.
01:17Let's not let the critical signs reach us.
01:20For GMA Integrated News, Rafi Pima, for Tutok Tulog, 24 hours.
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