Thursday, April 29, 2021

Government eyes mental care for COVID-19 survivors

The government is looking into providing mental care for COVID-19 survivors, an official said on Thursday. 


One in 3 people who overcome COVID-19 suffer from a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis six months on, according a recent study. 


Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force Against COVID-19, said he also received reports of suicide and mental breakdown among COVID-19 survivors. 


"We have talked to the experts so that we can explore iyong tinatawag nating (what we call) further mental care and social healing after this pandemic," he said in a press briefing. 


At least 942,239 people have recovered from COVID-19 in the Philippines. 


https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/04/29/21/government-eyes-mental-care-for-covid-19-survivors

No comments:

Post a Comment