Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 9) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte has tested positive for COVID-19, city public information officer Jefry Tupas confirmed Saturday night.
Tupas said the mayor has mild symptoms and is currently in isolation.
“The family requests for complete privacy at this time and respectfully urge the public to refrain from sending tokens for well wishes,” Tupas said in a statement.
Mayor Duterte’s office advised those who had close contact with her for the last 14 days to self-monitor and take a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test five to seven days from their contact with the President’s daughter.
The mayor has maintained she will push through with her bid for reelection despite calls from supporters for her to run for president next year.
