Police officer is Tawi-Tawi's first COVID-19 patient
Breaking News • 19:30 PM Mon Jul 6, 2020
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Edwin O. Fernandez
Part of the 395 returning Filipino from Sabah, Malaysia arrived in Tawi-Tawi. (Provincial Health Office photo)
TAWI-TAWI — A police officer becomes the first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive in TAwi-Tawi province, the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) said in a statement.
The patient is a 44-year-old male personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
He was an identified locally stranded individual (LSI) with travel history from COVID-19 infected areas namely San Isidro in Quezon City, Zamboanga City and Basilan.
The IATF said he arrived at Bongao Port in Tawi-Tawi on June 30, asymptomatic and is now isolated.
Following the incident, Tawi-Tawi IATF Covid-19 imposes safety measures. Read below:
