Pangasinan Mayor Tested for Coronavirus – Results Now Out
PANGASINAN MAYOR – The result of the test of Lingayen Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil for coronavirus has arrived.
The PH national and local governments are working hand-in-hand now with the Department of Health (DOH) on measures to curb the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus in the Philippines.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has now reached 24. Several mayors of cities and municipalities have confirmed cases in their areas.
In Lingayen, Pangasinan, some people are worried over the reports that a Filipino-Australian who visited their province has tested positive for coronavirus upon the person’s return to Australia.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Lingayen, Pangasinan Mayor Leopoldo Bataoil admitted that he also spent stressful nights about it. In line with it, he tested for coronavirus and the result recently arrived.
Mayor Bataoil tested negative for coronavirus. According to him, he experienced no symptoms within the 14 days but he opted to undergo a testing “to allay the fears” of his people.
Based on the report, the Mayor’s specimen was checked by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa. Here’s what he said on social media over the result:
“God is truly good to us. The RITM result just came in. I am negative for COVID 19. Praise God,” – Mayor Bataoil.
Currently, there are 170 people who are monitored in Lingayen as they had a close contact with the Filipino-Australian who is positive for coronavirus in Australia. Reportedly, the woman came to the province for a class reunion last February 22.
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