Zamboanga confirms first COVID-19 case
Zamboanga City confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Tuesday.
The infected patient, a 29-year-old male resident of Barangay Sinunuc, arrived from Manila on March 13 and sought medical consultation on March 16.
He is currently hospitalized in a designated facility with his health improving.
His relatives are under isolation at Ateneo de Zamboanga University-Lantaka campus for a 14-day quarantine.
Contact tracing is underway to identify other individuals who may have been exposed.
A lockdown has been implemented in the patient's subdivision and strict security measures are in place around his residence.
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