As of January 1 to 6, NMMC recorded 24 COVID-19 case admissions, she said. ‘We may expect the surge of COVID-19 cases to start after January 6 but fingers crossed we hope we don’t see that happening,” Dr. Itchon said. Should that happen, Dr. Rocha said NMMC’s capacity to handle moderate to severe COVID-19 cases will be affected by the admission of non-COVID-19 cases such as ‘lifestyle diseases.”

“These lifestyle diseases are preventable or can be controlled provided there is early consultation which cannot be done as easily as before. But we have tele-consultation through which we can schedule our appointments with doctors at our most convenient time,” Dr. Rocha said.

(Source: City Information Office)

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