ASEANEWS FRONT PAGES: SINGAPORE- Reports first two deaths

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BRUNEI- Monarch urges nation to be ready, avoid mass gatherings

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam urged the nation to be ready in an integrated manner to shield all from the deadly COVID-19 virus, to avoid mass gatherings, be more responsible and intensify supplication to seek Allah the Almighty’s help.

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MANILA- Healthcare manpower crisis looms in 2 months

The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) aired the warning yesterday as the Department of Health (DOH), through Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, called for volunteer doctors, nurses and other health workers to augment the manpower of the Philippine General Hospital in Manila and Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (DJNRMHS) in Caloocan City. / Edd Gumban

MANILA, Philippines — Doctors and health workers may themselves end up as patients or worse in two to three months if they continue with their heavy workloads and without adequate protective equipment as they attend to thousands downed with illnesses due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

READ MORE: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/03/22/2002627/healthcare-manpower-crisis-looms-2-months

Nazareth said many available PPEs leave frontline workers more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.

“Not only will this lead to a faster and wider transmission of the virus but this will also deplete our frontline health workers who have been tirelessly attending to our countrymen in need of urgent health treatment,” she added.

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