BARMM orders LGUs to track Filipinos who attended Malaysian religious gathering
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ordered all local government units to track 215 Filipinos who attended a religious gathering in Malaysia.
As of Saturday, BARMM reported two deaths due to COVID-19 and confirmed two new cases.
Health officials are closely monitoring 64 suspected patients and 2,275 persons under monitoring (PUMs).
Maguindanao has the highest number of PUMs with 741 and 24 confirmed cases, while Basilan and Lamitan City have 406 PUMs and nine confirmed cases.
The BARMM inter-agency task force continues to appeal for attendees from Malaysia to submit themselves for medical investigation.
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