A woman carries goods inside the Hospicio de San Jose Orphanage and Shelter for the Elderly. The shelter earlier appealed for donations for its wards hit by Covid-19. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
A woman carries goods inside the Hospicio de San Jose Orphanage and Shelter for the Elderly. The shelter earlier appealed for donations for its wards hit by Covid-19. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
A woman carries goods inside the Hospicio de San Jose Orphanage and Shelter for the Elderly. The shelter earlier appealed for donations for its wards hit by Covid-19. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
A woman carries goods inside the Hospicio de San Jose Orphanage and Shelter for the Elderly. The shelter earlier appealed for donations for its wards hit by Covid-19. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
ANOTHER spike or second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) hit Hospicio de San Jose, a Church-run orphanage in Manila, after cases in the facility rose to 81, with the youngest at three years old.
It prompted the institution to appeal for food donations and financial aid to stay afloat and pay for the medicines and other medical expenses of those who contracted the virus.