Health groups: ‘Militaristic’ ECQ useless without solid pandemic strategy – Rappler

“The nurse to patient ratio in COVID-19 wards should be 1:3 for moderate to severe COVID patients and 1:1 for critical care. But in reality, one nurse handles an average of 12 severe cases and in the intensive care unit, one nurse takes care of 2-3 patients,” said Jaymmee de Guzman, FNU national treasurer.