Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 26) — Four more healthcare workers in Baguio City have tested positive for the coronavirus disease.
Among the new cases are two female nursing attendants, both 34 years of age, according to Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong.
A 61-year-old female doctor and a 27-year-old female nurse have also been found positive for COVID-19.
The infected health workers are from Barangay BGH Compound, Barangay Camp 8, Barangay Bakakeng Central, and Wangal, La Trinidad in Benguet.
“All appropriate courses of actions and standard operating procedures are currently being executed,” Magalong assured.
The mayor has likewise ordered the immediate testing of all healthcare workers in Baguio City, who may have interacted with COVID-19 patients.
Meanwhile, the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center has informed the public that it will no longer accommodate coronavirus patients beginning Sunday, April 26, as part of its efforts to prevent the “widespread transmission” of the dreaded disease.
Baguio City’s total tally of positive cases now stands at 29, with 12 recoveries and one death.
Currently, the Philippines has 7,579 cases of the viral illness, including 862 recoveries and 501 fatalities.
