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Contact tracing of Leyte's 1st Covid-19 patient intensified
The Department of Health in Region 8 (DOH-8) confirmed the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Leyte province, bringing the total number of cases in Eastern Visayas to five.
The patient is a 58-year-old Filipina from Burauen, Leyte, who arrived in Metro Manila from Guam on March 9 and traveled to Burauen on March 13 via land travel in a private car with 16 companions.
She experienced symptoms such as a sore throat, fever, headache, and vomiting starting March 23.
Her positive result for COVID-19 was confirmed on April 16 after initial rapid tests and a swab specimen.
DOH-8 Director Minerva Molon stated that the case is not considered local transmission and that contact tracing is being intensified to prevent community transmission.
All 16 passengers who traveled with her were asymptomatic as of Friday, April 17.
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