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Ogie Alcasid reveals he now tested negative for COVID-19 after initial test results showed he was positive
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Filipino singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid revealed the reason why he was being “a little inactive” recently, saying that he was in isolation after he found out that he tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) when he underwent rapid testing in “ASAP.”
In a Facebook post, Alcasid, however, said he took another test but the result showed that he did contract the virus.
To make sure if he was indeed infected or not, he took another test and it bared that he was “still positive sa (for) IgG.”
“So protocol of HR is that I take the PCR swab and that I did last Monday. Masakit sya (It hurt),” he said.
“Got results today after 4 days and I am negative. Praise The Lord!!!” he gladly announced.
The 52-year-old singer did not give further details, but said he has a lot of stories to tell soon about his isolation and “communion with God.”
“Btw (By the way), I was asymptomatic the whole time. [I] will show you videos soon,” Alcasid said.
More than 52,000 individuals were infected by the COVID-19 in the Philippines, as the Department of Health reported 1,233 new cases — 848 were fresh cases, while 385 were late cases — on Friday.
Alcasid earlier joined his co-stars in extending help during the pandemic through donating his toy collection, which he built up for over 24 years, to the “Shop and Share” project launched by actresses Angel Locsin and Anne Curtis, with the goal to raise funds for purchasing COVID-19 test kits.
The “Shop and Share” team announced in June that they started giving out 600 COVID-19 test kits to Filipinos in need. One of those who were given help by the project was 72-year-old Elmer Cordero, one of the jeepney drivers who was arrested for holding a protest to demand to the government the resumption of jeepney operations.
[READ: ‘Tatay Elmer’ gets tested for COVID-19 thanks to Angel Locsin’s auction]
