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San Juan temporarily closes prayer hall frequented by coronavirus patient
San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora has ordered the immediate disinfection and temporary closure of a prayer room in Barangay Greenhills after it was frequented by the Philippines' fifth confirmed COVID-19 case.
The mayor issued the order after the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that one of the two new COVID-19 cases announced was a regular visitor of the prayer hall.
The identified patient is a 62-year-old Filipino male with no travel history abroad who suffers from hypertension and diabetes.
He sought medical consultation on March 1 and was admitted with severe pneumonia, with his COVID-19 test results returning positive on March 5.
Zamora also requested the management of Greenhills Shopping Center to disinfect the entire establishment as a precautionary measure.
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