PNP confirms 5th COVID-19 recovery in NCRPO

A police officer from Metro Manila has successfully recovered from COVID-19, marking the fifth recovery within the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).

The recovered policeman, identified as NCRPO Patient Number 3, was treated at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) and was discharged on Thursday.

Following his discharge, the officer will undergo a 14-day quarantine period within the camp and continue his medications as part of health security protocols.

NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas expressed pride and happiness for the officer's recovery, emphasizing it as a sign of divine blessing for frontliners.

The NCRPO has recorded a total of nine COVID-19 infections, with four other cases currently recovering and having tested negative in consecutive PCR tests.

The majority of those infected within the NCRPO are frontliners securing Metro Manila's boundaries.

Across the entire Philippine National Police (PNP), there are 25 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including two fatalities, and over 1,600 personnel are under monitoring.