The stress on the healthcare system brought about by COVID‐19 has reverberated in the management of other diseases. A 56‐year‐old man died from cardiac arrest in a tent outside a hospital after calls to more than 30 hospitals were met with rejection citing the lack of ventilators.139 Canoy, J. (2020, April 2). Her 56‐Year Old Father Had a Heart Attack and No Hospital Would Take him in. ANCX. Retrieved April 27, 2020, from https://news.abs‐cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/04/02/20/her‐56‐year‐old‐father‐had‐a‐heart‐attack‐and‐no‐hospital‐would‐take‐him‐in
A woman who needed an immediate operation to remove her placenta after giving birth died due to blood loss after being refused by six hospitals in Metro Manila because their hospital rooms were fully occupied by COVID‐19 patients.140 Cayabyab, M. (2020, April 26). Woman Dies after Being Refused by 6 Hospitals. Retrieved April 27, 2020, from https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/26/2009815/woman‐dies‐after‐being‐refused‐6‐hospitals.
Another patient died after spending 11 hours in a tent outside the Lung Center of the Philippines, prompting the Department of Health to remind hospitals that COVID‐19 is not the only disease that has to be accommodated.141 Sabillo, K. (2020, April 3). After Man Dies in Tent, DOH Reminds Hospitals to Take in Patients Ill with COVID‐19, Other Illnesses. ABS‐CBN News. Retrieved April 27, 2020, from https://news.abs‐cbn.com/news/04/03/20/after‐man‐dies‐in‐tent‐doh‐reminds‐hospitals‐to‐take‐in‐patients‐ill‐with‐covid‐19‐other‐illnesses