[draft] The Department of Health (DOH) has asked hospitals to reopen their COVID wards to prepare for the rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
In a press briefing, DOH officer-in-charge (OIC) Maria Rosario Vergeire said this move was made to prevent shortages of hospital beds.
&ldquo;Since we saw an increasing trend, we&rsquo;ve mobilized our hospitals and announced an accordion principle, wherein they need to open wards previously reserved for COVID-19 and were later closed to make way for other cases,&rdquo;
On Wednesday, the OCTA Research Team fellow Guido David said that the COVID-19 positivity in the National Capital Region (NCR) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamguidodavid/status/1653738900911984641?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">may hit 25 percent.</a>
He said the number of people who were tested positive for COVID-19 reached 19.2 percent on May 2 from the 12.7 percent on April 25.
&ldquo;NCR Hospital Occupancy increased to 24.7% on May 2, from 22.5% on Apr 25,&rdquo; Guido noted.
Based on the health department&rsquo;s latest data, there are a total of 4,096,335 COVID-19 cases in the country with 7,565 active cases.

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DOH to hospitals: Reopen COVID wards