LUCENA CITY — The province of Romblon recorded two new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients, one of them the first case in the town of San Agustin since the pandemic broke out a year ago, authorities reported on Tuesday, March 2.
The Tablas Island District Hospital (TIDH) in San Agustin announced on its Facebook page that the Covid-19 patient sought consultation on Feb. 23 due to fever and loose bowel movement.
The patient submitted herself to reverse the transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test as a matter of hospital protocol and was tested positive of the SARS-Cov2, the virus that causes the disease.
The validated virus carrier had no recent history of travel…
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