TACLOBAN CITY—Mayor Lovel Ann Yu, of Alangalang town, Leyte province had tested positive for SARS Cov2, the highly contagious virus that causes the COVID-19 disease which still has no known cure.
Yu is currently on quarantine and is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms—fever, cough, loss of taste and smell.
The mayor is unsure how she got infected but urged people to always heed health protocols and not take COVID-19 lightly.
“COVID-19 is real,” Yu said.
Yu joins a growing list of local government officials infected by the virus that continues to spread in the Philippines.
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