DOH director tests positive for COVID-19

The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that one of its directors has tested positive for COVID-19.

The infected individual, a male in his 50s, is currently in stable condition.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire clarified that reports of another DOH employee testing positive are untrue and that the confirmed case is a director at the DOH's central office.

The DOH has disinfected its offices and informed close contacts to undergo home quarantine and strict monitoring.

This announcement came as the DOH reported 187 COVID-19 cases nationwide, with 4 recoveries and 14 deaths as of Tuesday.

President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of calamity in the Philippines, and the entire Luzon is under lockdown from March 17 to April 12.