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Filipinos’ innovative traits shine through and through. Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, they have found techniques to deal with the global crisis not just for their personal gain, but to others’ as well. One of them is Elton Sio who have found a way to transport COVID-19 patients without the worry of spreading the virus.

Elton’s wife, Allen Sio, expressed her pride towards her husband in a Facebook post.

I am so proud of my husband, Elton Sio. After several days of conferring with doctor friends and a few more sleepless…

Posted by Allen Sio on Monday, March 30, 2020

“After several days of conferring with doctor friends and a few more sleepless nights of redesigning and refining his design, finally, he presents a prototype of our locally-made CoVID 19 patient transporter,” Allen explained.

This prototype ensures the safety of the medical staff involved in rescuing a patient. This include doctors, nurses, medics and ambulance drivers who will be exposed.

As of press, prototypes are already in production.

Elton Sio, along with his doctor friends, are the kinds of Filipinos that continue to give us hope for a better tomorrow.

Today, we thank them for contributing in the process of ending the pandemic.

Photo Source: Allen Sio | Facebook