GenSan doc, Isulan teachers test positive for Covid-19

A 30-year-old doctor and a 58-year-old teacher in General Santos City tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.

The doctor was exposed to infected patients and has nine direct contacts who are isolated and being tested.

Barangay San Isidro, where the doctor works, is under lockdown for seven days.

In Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat, four other co-workers and three family members of a deceased teacher also tested positive.

Isulan's health officer urged residents who visited areas frequented by patients to see their BHERT for medical checkup.

Contact tracing is ongoing in both locations.

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