Manila Bulletin
Boracay doctor with COVID-19 recovering without hospitalization—Aklan health chief
A 37-year-old doctor from Boracay Island, who tested positive for COVID-19, is recovering without hospitalization and is under strict isolation at a government-managed hostel in Kalibo.
He initially showed mild symptoms like cough and sore throat on March 10 and was transferred to isolation on March 18.
The doctor, chief of Ciriaco S. Tirol Hospital, traveled to Manila from March 4 to March 7.
Two senior citizens in Aklan province also tested positive for COVID-19, with all three confirmed cases having a travel history to Manila.
The hospital in Boracay was temporarily closed after its chief and staff underwent quarantine, and there is no scheduled reopening date yet.
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