Sara Duterte offers prayers for Marcos’ fast recovery from COVID-19

Published July 09, 2022 12:00 AM By GMA News

Vice President Sara Duterte has offered prayers for the quick healing of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Marcos has been reported to be nursing a slight fever and would be isolated for seven days following the positive antigen test.

"I offer my earnest prayers for the fast recovery of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who tested positive for COVID-19," Sara said.

"May God continue to bless him with good health as he leads the country. Daghang salamat," she added.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire has said that Marcos would be isolated for seven days

and that it would be up to his doctor if he would undergo a confirmatory RT-PCR test.

"After that, if his symptoms have been resolved already, he may be able to get back to work and have his face-to-face activities," Vergeire said.

Marcos has previously tested positive for COVID-19.

He caught the illness in March 2020 after traveling from Europe. At the time, his camp said that Marcos visited a hospital because he was having breathing problems.

During his inaugural speech on June 30, Marcos briefly discussed his COVID-19 experience.

"I was among the first to get COVID; it was not a walk in the park," the President said. —NB, GMA News

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