This is the emotional moment medics treating patients suffering from the coronavirus were serenaded by well-wishers.<br /><br />The crowd gathered at the Covid-19 response unit at The Medical City hospital in Pasig City in the Metro Manila area of the Philippines on Friday afternoon (March 27th).<br /><br />Footage shows how one man played a ukulele and others sang a Filipino song and the Rachel Platten hit 'Fight Song' as several medics all wearing full protective suits stood in the doorway.<br /><br />The group singing to the coronavirus frontline medical staff included nurses, security guards and other hospital staff, who wanted to boost the morale of their colleagues dealing with covid-19 patients.<br /><br />It came a day after the country's government confirmed that nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus.<br /><br />Head nurse Alexis Mago, who is one of those singing and recording the video, said: ''We think of ways to boost the morale of our fellow nurses, most especially those nurses assigned on COVID-19 floors. We came up with serenading since we can’t physically hug them.''<br /><br />Official data suggests more than 1,075 Covid-19 infections and 68 deaths as of March 28th.<br /><br />However, the actual number is likely to be much higher due to the difference in testing and recording methods. <br /><br />The government in the Philippines has imposed full-scale community lockdowns, curfews and rationing as it attempts to stop the spread of the pandemic in the country.<br /><br />On Thursday (March 26th) it was confirmed that nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country's top medical association said.<br /><br />Hospitals have been overwhelmed and medics have complained about a lack of protection on the front lines. <br /><br />The announcement of the doctors' deaths heightened fears that the scale of the health crisis in the Philippines is much worse than is being officially reported.
