Medical groups in Bicol warn of an India-like COVID-19 surge if the region does not shift to stricter quarantine rules. <br />In a joint letter to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, the groups asked that the region be placed under a stricter quarantine classification.<br />The Philippine College of Physicians Bicol chapter tells CNN Philippines private and public hospitals are full and now lack medical equipment.<br />But Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero refutes the group's statement. <br />We now talk to the Philippine Medical Association Governor for Bicol region, Dr. Ricardo Isip.<br /><br />Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/<br /><br />Follow our social media pages:<br /><br />• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines<br />• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/<br />• Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines<br />
