Philippines sends nurses around the world but now its health care system is overwhelmed by coronavirus

The Philippines is known for training nurses and exporting them to all corners of the world, but now the nation finds itself short-handed just as its number of coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket.The country’s death toll from Covid-19 has surged nearly fivefold since April 1 to 462, and the confirmed cases have tripled to 6,981. That’s despite President Rodrigo Duterte imposing a lockdown on the main island of Luzon until at least April 30.With more Filipinos becoming sick, the…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/3cGCkKO