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Zamboanga del Norte records 1st coronavirus case
Zamboanga del Norte reports its first confirmed case of Covid-19, prompting contact tracing efforts.
The patient is a Norwegian national who visited his partner in the province and had been in and out of hospitals since March.
He was admitted to a local hospital on April 26 and later airlifted to Manila for a medical procedure, where he tested positive for Covid-19.
Local residents express concerns about inconsistent enforcement of quarantine checkpoints, allowing some individuals to bypass restrictions.
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