After a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health Region 8 confirms the local transmission of the coronavirus in three areas, all in the province of Leyte.
After a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health Region 8 confirmed the local transmission of the coronavirus in three areas, all in the province of Leyte.
Among the new cases are healthcare workers in La Paz and Tacloban City, and a resident in Hilongos who was exposed to a Severe Acute Respiratory Infection patient. Molon added that the testing laboratory at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center is now better prepared for the expected rise in the number of specimens coming from the region’s different provinces.
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