Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 4) – A 63-year-old foreigner is Zamboanga del Norte’s first case of COVID-19 infection.
The provincial government said the patient arrived in Sicayab, Dipolog City, where his partner is also staying, last March 2.
On April 26, the patient was admitted to a private hospital in the city because of chest pains.
The patient was brought to Manila at St. Luke’s Medical Center last May 2 and a swab test was done yesterday.
Zamboanga del Norte’s provincial government said that contact tracing is ongoing. It has also identified and isolated the persons who had a contact with the patient.
The health workers in the local hospital, who assisted the patient, were asked to isolate themselves for 14-days.
On the other hand, Dipolog City Mayor Darel Dexter Uy asked the public not to discriminate the patient and the health workers who took care of him.
