By J. Jala | 12:554 PM May 13, 2020
The province of Bohol reported its second case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, May 13.
Bohol Governor Arthur Yap made the announcement on Facebook, saying that one of the two raptriated overseas Filipino workers (OWFs) was tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Yap said the confirmatory result came on Wednesday, May 13, when Department of Health (DOH) regional director Jaime Bernadas informed him.
He said the other OFW tested negative.
Earlier, Yap said the two OFWs who tested positive was inconclusive and was thus retested.
“Pasado alas 8:50 karong buntag, nakadawat ko ug tawag gikan ni DOH-7 Director Jaime Bernadas. Ingon niya nga naa nay resulta sa confirmatory PCR test gikan sa duha ka OFWs nga gikan sa Manila nga nagfalse positive sa unang PCR test, usa kanila ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ug ang laing usa, nagnegatibo,” Yap said.
The patient would remain in isolation in a quarantine facility.
Contact tracing is currently being done to determine who has interacted with the patient and also to contain the spread of the virus.
“Sa pagka-karon, base sa atong protocol, tungod kay nagpabilin nga asymptomatic (walay gibati nga simtomas) ang pasyente, ang usa nga nagpositibo sa COVID-19, magpabilin nga i-isolate siya sa iyang kwarto sa atong quarantine facility. Ingon ang DOH, magpahigayon sila ug laing PCR test karong adlawa,” he said.
Yap said there is no news yet on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results of the tests made from 63 OFWs quarantined in Bohol.
The 65 OFWs arrived in Bohol last April 28. They reached their 14th day of quarantine on Tuesday, May 12, in three facilities in Bohol.
Another 51 OFWs arrived last May 9.
Yap appealed to Boholanos to observe strict social distancing and wear of face masks.
” Sa akong gisulti sa-una, andam kita nga mo-atubang sa hulga sa virus ug kaya nato kining i-manage kung magtinabangay kitang tanan. Sundon nato ang mga mando kabahin sa social distancing, pagsul-ob sa face masks, hygiene and sanitation, curfew hours ug magpabilin sa balay kung walay importante’ng lakwon. Busa, awhagon ko kamo nga maghi-usa kita ug atong i-ampo ang atong pinalangga’ng lalawigan sa Bohol,” Yap said.
The province’s first case is a 60- year-old Chinese woman who went to Bohol last January. She was later discharged on January 31 after recovering from the illness.
