A map of Daanbantayan | photo from Google maps
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another batch of individuals who have come in contact with the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Daanbantayan town, Cebu tested negative for the virus.
The local government of Daanbantayan, a first-class municipality situated approximately 140 kilometers north of Cebu City, made this announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, May 14, 2020.
“The results of the swab test for the 11 individuals who were classified as secondary contacts on the COVID-19 patient from Sitio Berhan sa Enar, Barangay Lanao have arrived, and all tested negative,” the post stated in Cebuano.
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This is the second batch of swab test results released for Daanbantayan. Samples from a total of 22 individuals were extracted to detect possible COVID-19 infection.
Last week, 11 people identified to have come in close contact with the town’s first COVID-19 patient also tested negative of the virus.
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In the meantime, local officials in Daanbantayan said that those who underwent the mandatory swab test will have to finish their 14-day quarantine so a “certificate of completion” will be issued to them upon release. /bmjo