Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte quarantined – Contacted with coronavirus

The 76-year-old president was quarantined PhilippinesRodrigo Duterte as he came in contact with a confirmed case of coronavirus found in his staff.

Mr. Duterte tested for coronavirus with a negative result, Nevertheless, it “adheres to the protocol” for the protection of public health, which stipulates that it must be quarantined, said their representative Carlo Nograles.

The president is teleworking and is “in constant communication with members of the government to deal with urgent issues “, he added, as broadcast by the Athenian News Agency.

THE Rodrigo Duterte had contact with a case on January 30 and underwent a SARS-CoV-2 test with negative results on Monday and Tuesday, the president’s spokesman said.

According to the protocols in force in the Philippines, anyone who comes in contact with a confirmed case must be quarantined for five days if they have been vaccinated and have no symptoms of COVID-19.

He has had all three doses of the coronavirus vaccine

The President, whose six-year term will end in June, received two doses of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry Sinopharm vaccine last year and a reminder installment in January.

As of yesterday, the new coronavirus pandemic in the archipelago of some 110 million people had reached 54,097 dead out of a total of 3.57 million infections, according to the health ministry.

The cases however, they began to decline (7,661 in 24 hours) after the January outbreak due to increased social contact due to the holidays and the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant.

More than 53% of the population of the Philippines had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by yesterday, according to Health Ministry figures.

Source: News Beast

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