Man who visited London is 1st coronavirus case in Western Visayas

MANILA - Western Visayas has recorded its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 , authorities said on Friday.

The 56-year-old man is currently confined at a hospital in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, the Bacolod City Inter-Agency Task Force Against COVID-19 said. The patient arrived in Bacolod City on Feb. 29 after vacationing in London. He was admitted to a hospital on March 6 after exhibiting flu-like symptoms.

Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has ordered local health authorities to locate people who may have come in contact with the patient and identify the places he also visited. The mayor also urged the public to stay at home, avoid non-essential travel, practice hygiene, and observe social distancing.As of Friday, the Philippines has recorded 230 COVID-19 infections. Of the number, 18 have died while 8 have recovered. - Report from Nico Delfin, ABS-CBN News

Alam ng lahat na patuloy ang pag kalat ng virus bakit kc meron pang paroot parito sa ibang bansa. Cka din yun nagpapahamak sa kapwa pilipino Khit anong gawing locking diwn sa mga bayan or citues hindi tlaga matigil yan hangat my mga labas masok na mga tao galing kung saan saan.

Yup 😭💔

renzcotton TwelfthCadaver ingat kayo may case na sa Visayas.

We are truly hurting right now.For the first time here in Bacolod,we have 1 positive case😭😭My heart bleeds for my colleagues.If you only knew😭😭😭

Bacolod

😱🙏

Hoping you can give us more information

where in western visayas? specifically?

lift ba ng ban sa mga flights 😏

Stop all flights

Please send test kits in VISMIN. TO ALL PRIVATE COMPANIES donating, please dont forget people from VisMin. COVID19PH

Stay Safe everyone. God is good all the time, prayers ang ating sandata sa panahon ngayon.

Okay western pa . Ayaw na paabtag central plsss

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