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Bacolod resident confirmed positive for Covid-19
Bacolod City confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a 56-year-old Filipino male with a travel history to London, marking the first case in Western Visayas.
The patient arrived in Bacolod on February 29 and was admitted to a hospital on March 6, with his swab sample sent to the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine on March 12.
City health officials, with police assistance, are conducting intensive contact tracing to identify individuals and places the patient visited.
The patient is in stable condition and recovering in the hospital.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia announced that Bacolod City will be more stringent in its implementation of the general community quarantine, including curfew and checkpoints.
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