Mega testing facility at sports stadium
CENTURY Properties Group (CPG) is taking part in the conversion of the Philippine Sports Stadium into a COVID-19 mega testing facility, which is scheduled to open today at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.
The facility is the designated northern sector swabbing center of the government’s ‘Test, Trace, and Treat’ strategy, and will have six health care station tents with 96 test booths, and a minimum testing capacity of 1,500 per day.
CPG is contributing a significant portion for the facility’s construction and operations, and is looking at ways it can further assist government efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
“In addressing a health crisis, it is very important to act swiftly and decisively, that’s why we immediately heeded this call to get the much-needed resources in place,” said CPG executive chairman Jose E.B. Antonio.
The Philippine Arena is the fourth mega swabbing center converted to ramp up implementation of massive testing in the country.
The other mega swabbing centers are the Palacio de Maynila along Roxas Boulevard, the Enderun Tent in Taguig City, and the Mall of Asia arena in Pasay City. #
InLife offers free life insurance to 110K essential workers
Insular Life (InLife) will give away free insurance and hospitalization coverage to 110,000 essential workers to help secure them in case they catch the COVID-19 virus.
Called the “Chain of Protection,” the program will be bankrolled by the Insular Foundation and will be underwritten by InLife.
InLife Executive chair Nina Aguas also chairman of Insular Foundation said the company created Chain of Protection specifically to assist the vulnerable workers at this time of crisis.
The free insurance provides life insurance cover of P50,000, if death is due to accident or COVID-19 disease, plus hospital allowance of P500/day (maximum of 10 days) if hospitalized due to accident or COVID-19 disease. The free life insurance and hospitalization allowance coverage is limited to 45 days.
Chain of Protection is for individuals who work for industries or organizations that provide essential goods or services during the quarantine period.
Converge boosts COVID-19 response with fast fiber internet
Converge ICT has augmented the government’s response against COVID19 by providing the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) with fast end-to-end fiber internet connection.
With this, the IATF has been managing their communication channels and data transmissions better, allowing them to work and disseminate important information to the Filipinos more efficiently.
For the past five months, the IATF has been tracking and recording COVID-related statistics in order to create the National Action Plan. With two circuits of Converge ICT’s enterprise class fiber internet, the IATF is able to do uninterrupted coordination through VOIP, video conferencing, and other applications.
Aside from giving more than a thousand units of personal protective equipment to Angeles City Hospital, Converge also wants to ensure that Filipinos will get the chance to enjoy fast connection with the best quality experience.
