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Other Cardinal Santos patients show no COVID-19 symptoms –hospital


Patients of the Cardinal Santos Medical Center who came in contact with the fifth confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection had not displayed symptoms of the virus.

"So far, all those patients who have had contact with the patient have no symptoms," Cardinal Santos officials said in Vonne Aquino's Saturday report on Balitanghali Weekend.

The patient was initially confined at Cardinal Santos but has since been transferred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.

"CSMC has taken all precautionary measures that all those who had contact with the patient would be dealt with following the protocols of DOH on quarantine, monitoring, and observation," said the hospital's officials.

Health authorities on Saturday confirmed that the fifth COVID-19 patient was also the first case of local transmission in the country.

He was reportedly in critical condition as of Saturday.

There were six confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.  — Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News

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