Manila Bulletin
Catholic prelate tests positive for COVID
Caloocan Bishop Emeritus Deogracias Iñiguez Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in stable condition at a hospital.
The announcement was made by the National Shrine and Parish of the Divine Mercy on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Services at the Divine Mercy Shrine have been suspended as priests and personnel undergo testing to prevent further spread of the virus.
Iñiguez is the second bishop in the Philippines to contract COVID-19; Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, who previously tested positive, has since recovered.
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