Tollway firm gives 350 beds for PICC COVID-19 quarantine facility

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/04/21/picc.jpg' ><figcaption>Handout</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) said Tuesday it has donated 350 beds to boost the capacity of the quarantine facility at the Philippine International Convention Center in efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.In a statement, the MPTC said this was to support the Department of Public Works and Highways' "Heal as One" COVID-19 project. "We welcome the opportunity to support DPWH in achieving its target for PICC and other quarantine facilities,” MPTC Vice President Celeste Pia Alimon said. PICC is one of the few facilities which has been converted into a quarantine facility to house patients being treated for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Among the other facilities are the Ninoy Aquino Sports Complex, the PhilSports Arena (ULTRA) and the World Trade Center. MPTC facilitates operations of major tollways such as the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and the Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX). Other private sector initiatives have been helping boost the country's capacity to treat patients of COVID-19, which has infected 6,599, with 654 recoveries and 437 deaths, as of Tuesday.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/21/20/transport-dept-says-lopez-group-funded-covid-19-facility-set-and-ready'>Transport dept says Lopez group-funded COVID-19 facility 'set and ready'</a></li></ul>

PICC is one of the few facilities which has been converted into a quarantine facility to house patients being treated for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Among the other facilities are the Ninoy Aquino Sports Complex, the PhilSports Arena (ULTRA) and the World Trade Center. MPTC facilitates operations of major tollways such as the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and the Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX). Other private sector initiatives have been helping boost the country's capacity to treat patients of COVID-19, which has infected 6,599, with 654 recoveries and 437 deaths, as of Tuesday.<ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/21/20/transport-dept-says-lopez-group-funded-covid-19-facility-set-and-ready'>Transport dept says Lopez group-funded COVID-19 facility 'set and ready'</a></li></ul>

In a statement, the MPTC said this was to support the Department of Public Works and Highways' "Heal as One" COVID-19 project. "We welcome the opportunity to support DPWH in achieving its target for PICC and other quarantine facilities,” MPTC Vice President Celeste Pia Alimon said.

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/04/21/picc.jpg' ><figcaption>Handout</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) said Tuesday it has donated 350 beds to boost the capacity of the quarantine facility at the Philippine International Convention Center in efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

MANILA - Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) said it has donated 350 beds to the Philippine International Convention Center as it tries to house more patients being cured for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

MANILA - Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) said it has donated 350 beds to the Philippine International Convention Center as it tries to house more patients being cured for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Tollway firm gives 350 beds for PICC COVID-19 quarantine facility

Tollway firm gives 350 beds for PICC COVID-19 quarantine facility