Sorsogon bet for Miss Universe Philippines tests positive for COVID-19

A candidate for Miss Universe Philippines has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In an Instagram post on Sunday, Sorsogon's Maria Isabela Galeria announced that she is currently in quarantine and urged her close contacts to get checked by health authorities.

"This news breaks my heart deeply and I apologize if ever I put you at risk," she said. "We followed and did all the safety precautions to safeguard from the infection, however it still found us."

Galeria said her team, her fellow candidates, and her other close contacts in Manila tested negative for the virus.

 

 

 

 

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Hello everyone, With so much sadness in my heart, I regret to inform you that I tested positive for COVID-19 rtPCR. This news breaks my heart deeply and I apologize if ever I put you at risk. We followed and did all the safety precautions to safeguard from the infection, however it still found us. I have spoken with those that I saw recently. My team, my MUP sisters and those I had close contact with in Manila all tested Negative. I am in isolation and quarantined now. I ask whoever came into close contact with me to please inform your City/Municipal Health Officers and their team to check on your condition. Hoping that I did not pass on to you the virus. I am truly, deeply sorry???? Kindly find it in your hearts to include me and my family in your prayers.

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Sep 26, 2020 at 9:36pm PDT

Her fellow candidates expressed messages of support as she continues to isolate herself.

"I am truly, deeply sorry," Galeria said. "Kindly find it in your hearts to include me and my family in your prayers."

The Miss Universe Philippines coronation night will air on GMA-7 on October 25. —MGP, GMA News