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Town mayor, board member latest Covid-19 patients in Lanao Sur
The mayor of Malabang town in Lanao del Sur, Mohammad Yahya Macapodi, announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms like loss of smell and taste.
He is currently undergoing quarantine at an isolation facility in Malabang and is reportedly getting better.
Macapodi urged individuals who had direct contact with him in the past week to undergo a 14-day quarantine as part of contact tracing efforts.
He is the latest official in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to contract the virus, following Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr., BARMM Health Minister Dr. Saffrullah Dipatuan, and Youth Commission Chairman Marjanie Macasalong.
A provincial board member, Allan Panolong, also tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed to a carrier.
Despite being in isolation, Panolong stated he has to continue his function as a legislator.
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