{"id":250745,"date":"2020-04-01T06:05:24","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250745"},"modified":"2020-04-01T06:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:05:24","slug":"covid-19-retest-of-prrd-cabsecs-depends-on-health-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/01\/covid-19-retest-of-prrd-cabsecs-depends-on-health-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 retest of PRRD, CabSecs depends on health condition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on March 30, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet men may opt to repeat the tests for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), in case they have the symptoms of the new coronavirus, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Local Government Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o earlier admitted he has been tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepende sa kaniya-kaniyang karamdaman. At kung may sintomas, kailangang magpa-<\/em>test (It depends on their health condition. If they exhibit symptoms of Covid-19, they need to be tested),\u201d Nograles said in a virtual press briefing aired on state-owned PTV-4.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said on Tuesday he contracted Covid-19 after being exposed to four people infected with the coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n

He advised those who had recent interaction with him to undergo self-quarantine and monitor their health condition.<\/p>\n

Nograles said the decision to repeat tests for Covid-19 is up to Duterte and other Cabinet officials.<\/p>\n

Duterte is on self-quarantine until April 7 to keep him free of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The last time Duterte had himself tested for Covid-19 was on March 12 and results bared that he tested negative for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Nograles said he has been on self-isolation for nearly a week to protect himself against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

He said has no plan of taking a test for Covid-19, unless he experiences symptoms of the new pathogen.<\/p>\n

\u201cNag-simula po ang aking<\/em>\u00a0isolation\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0self-quarantine\u00a0at<\/em>\u00a0work from home\u00a0noong<\/em>\u00a0March 26.\u00a0At habang wala pa po akong sintomas, hindi muna ako magpapa-<\/em>test (My self-quarantine and work-from-home scheme began on March 26. And I would not take a test for Covid-19 since I am not exhibiting any symptoms),\u201d Nograles said.<\/p>\n

Common symptoms of Covid-19 include fever, dry cough, breathing difficulties, body aches, sore throat and diarrhea.<\/p>\n

The infectious disease may also cause pneumonia, kidney failure, and death.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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