Open AccessCOVID-19 is moving to high-density, poor residential areas in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
Author(s) -
Eumelia P. Salva Villarama,
Esperanza López,
Ana Ria Sayo,
Xerxes Seposo,
Koya Ariyoshi,
Chris Smith
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
western pacific surveillance response journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2094-7313
pISSN - 2094-7321
DOI - 10.5365/wpsar.2020.11.2.003
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , covid-19 , geography , socioeconomics , environmental health , medicine , demography , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , disease , archaeology , pathology
We describe three waves of COVID-19 infections in Manila. First, imported cases among Chinese nationals; second, infections amongst Filipinos residing in less densely populated areas; and third, infections amongst Filipinos residing in high-density areas. We highlight this using admissions data from the National Infectious Diseases hospital in Manila.