Manila Bulletin
Contacts of the late Mayor who tested positive for COVID-19 urged to undergo home quarantine
Kabayan Mayor Faustino Aquisan passed away on Sunday, March 21, due to cardiac arrest after testing positive for COVID-19.
His two swab tests, taken before and during his hospitalization, confirmed positive results for COVID-19 after his death.
Mayor Aquisan was rushed to Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital on Saturday, March 20, where he expired.
Following medical procedures, he was immediately cremated, and his ashes will be transferred to his residence or his town.
The municipal health authorities have advised close contacts of the late Mayor Aquisan to undergo home quarantine.
The public market in Kabayan town was placed under a critical zone (temporary lockdown) and closed on March 22 for disinfection.
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