CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Over a hundred doctors and other health care professionals have been briefed on the protocols and response procedures in handling suspected or confirmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD).

The doctors and health care professionals underwent training on Monday, February 3, after Governor Dennis Pineda asked the Provincial Health Office (PHO) with the help from Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital (JBLMRH) and Department of Health (DOH) to properly train the group of doctors and medical workers who will serve as frontline personnel as the need arises.

The Provincial Information Office (PIO) said that medical personnel from the different district hospitals and health representatives from Angeles City and Clark Development Corporation (CDC) attended the training held at the Benigno Aquino Hall here to show their support for the initiative set by the governor.

The PIO added that Dr. Jay Rivera, team leader of the group, assured the group of medical specialist that all necessary assistance will be provided by the Provincial Government.

The Provincial Government is also set to conduct a health summit to be attended by the barangay health workers and personnel from private hospitals this week to maximize monitoring and controlling of the entry of virus in the province, according to the PIO.