Mayor Joy Belmonte of Quezon city on Wednesday said she has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to a post via Facebook page, the mayor is asymptomatic where she did not experienced a flu-like symptoms, now she strictly following quarantine protocols. Belmonte said, the result did not come as a surprise to her because of her duties as a mayor.
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"Dahil sa pagdalaw sa ating mga health center at ospital, special concern lockdown areas at mga komunidad upang alamin ang kanilang mga pangangailangan, sa simula pa lang, batid na naming posibleng mangyari ito. Pero hindi ko po ito pinagsisisihan. Inihanda ko na po ang aking sarili at buong puso ko po itong tinatanggap," she said.
"Nangyari po ito sa kabila ng aking ibayong pag-iingat, pagsusuot ng facemask, madalas na paghugas ng kamay, at social distancing. Kaya sana ay magsilbi itong paalala na ang COVID-19 ay tunay na isang kakaibang sakit na dapat pag-ingatan pa nang lubusan," she added.
The mayor has ordered to temporarily closed the common areas of the City Hall for disinfection.
She also assured that the local government of Quezon will continue to provide the needs of her constituents.
"Makasisiguro po kayo na patuloy ang serbisyo at gawain ng inyong lokal na pamahalaan sa kabila ng aking pag-quarantine. Bagama't limitado ang aking pagkilos, mananatili po akong nakatutok sa kalagayan at pangangailangan ng buong Quezon City," she said.
Quezon City reports 3,869 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday.
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