By Inday Chikadora | 12:29 PM July 20, 2020
Michael V, fondly known as Bitoy, announced on his YouTube channel that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Michael V. announced the news and documented his journey on his latest vlog post on Monday morning.
GMA News reported that Bitoy experienced flu-like symptoms the last time he tried to vlog.
“Siyempre nag-isolate na kagad ako, nag-quarantine na kagad ako. I took medicine nagpa-check up ako sa doctor online, I got better the following day,” he said.
Early on, Bitoy had a weird sensation on his nasal area and lost his sense of smell.
On his 8th day of isolation, his COVID-19 results came back positive.
“SARS-CoV-2 (causative agent of COVID-19) viral RNA detected, so it’s positive right now. Fever na lang, yung loss of smell nare-regain ko na siya,” he said.
Bitoy said he is still in the process of completely fighting off the disease.
Bitoy is among the few celebrities like Iza Calzado, Christopher de Leon, and Howie Severino who caught COVID-19.
