Manila Bulletin
20 persons under monitoring for COVID-19 in Bacolod
Twenty persons under monitoring (PUMs) are in home quarantine in Bacolod City for possible coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection.
Of the PUMs, 19 are Filipinos and one is a foreigner, who all voluntarily submitted themselves to the City Health Office (CHO) for monitoring.
Their travel history includes trips to Seoul, South Korea (13), Malaysia (4), Singapore (1), Japan (1), and Thailand (1).
These individuals are placed on a 14-day home quarantine after their travel from these COVID-19 affected countries.
While 18 PUMs did not exhibit flu-like symptoms, two were brought to the hospital due to pneumonia and cough.
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