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Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, December 10) Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez tested positive for COVID-19, city officials announced on Thursday.
City Health Officer Gloria Fabrigas said the 58-year-old mayor got tested on Dec. 8 after showing symptoms, including sore throat and slight fever.
We are monitoring him because meron po siyang comorbidities, kasi meron siyang hypertension. We have to isolate him kasi meron po siyang sintomas na sore throat and fatigue, Fabrigas told a media briefing led by City Administrator Aldrin Quebec.
[Translation: We are monitoring him because he has comorbidities, he has hypertension. We have to isolate him because he has symptoms, including sore throat and fatigue.]