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TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Health authorities disclosed that there are 22 active cases of Covid-19 spread in six towns of Cagayan, raising the possibility that the mandatory wearing of face masks, especially in indoor areas, might be enforced in the whole province.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) Ten relatives who had close contact with the Filipina diagnosed with the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong have been tested for the coronavirus and are now under quarantine, the Cagayan provincial government said Saturday.
Contact tracing showed that the patient, a 30-year-old Filipino domestic helper, hailed from Solana, Cagayan, a town some 485 kilometers north of Manila. Dr. Carlos Cortina III, Cagayan provincial health officer, said her relatives were immediately swabbed and isolated.
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Kasalukuyan na aniyang sinusuri sa DOH (Department of Health) National ang mga specimen batay sa isinagawang swab test at inaantay pa ang resulta ng mga ito,” the Cagayan provincial information office said in a statement.
Published January 9, 2021, 5:36 PM
CAGAYAN – The specimen taken from the 10 relatives of the overseas Filipina worker (OFW), who was found to be positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in Hong Kong, are now being examined by the Department of Health (DOH).
This was disclosed by the Cagayan Provincial Information Office (PIO) Saturday as it confirmed that the afflicted Filipina had direct contact with her relatives when she came home for a visit in her Solana.
The Cagayan PIO said she left Cagayan last December 17 on a private vehicle, and arrived in Manila, December 18.
She then underwent swab test on December 19 which turned out negative.