Pampanga, Zambales confirm first coronavirus cases
The Sta. Rita municipal government in Pampanga confirmed its first coronavirus case on Sunday, April 5.
Mayor Ferdinand Salalila stated that the patient is from Barangay San Basilio and has been under quarantine since March 17 when they were admitted to a private hospital in San Fernando City.
Test results showed the patient was positive for COVID-19 on April 3. The mayor emphasized adherence to data privacy laws, noting that contact tracing had already begun and those who had contact with the patient are now quarantined.
In Zambales, a 62-year-old Singaporean man is San Marcelino town's first confirmed coronavirus case.
The patient, a pastor of a Christian church in Barangay Rabanes, returned to the Philippines from Japan on March 14 and was listed as a patient under investigation (PUI) due to high fever on March 26.
On April 3, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine confirmed that the patient tested positive for COVID-19.
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