Repatriated OFW tests positive for COVID-19 in Leyte
A 31-year-old male cruise ship worker repatriated to Hilongos, Leyte tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
The patient arrived in Tacloban City via plane on Monday and is currently asymptomatic, confined in the local isolation facility.
Four additional cases were reported in Eastern Visayas, bringing the total to five new cases.
Health authorities are conducting contact tracing with assistance from various agencies including the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and OWWA.
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