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Ilocos Norte reports first 2 cases of Covid-19
Ilocos Norte has confirmed its first two cases of COVID-19, a 42-year-old male police officer from Paoay with no travel history and a 49-year-old male truck driver from Batac who had traveled to Metro Manila multiple times.
Both patients are isolated at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in stable condition.
Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc has placed the province under total lockdown, and the barangays of Sungadan in Paoay and Magnuang in Batac are also locked down.
Contact tracing is ongoing, with those who had contact with the patients already quarantined.
The Bangui District Hospital announced its temporary closure due to a suspected COVID-19 patient who did not disclose his condition.
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