Sara Duterte tests positive for COVID-19
(FILE) Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has tested positive for COVID-19, her office said Saturday.
In a statement, the office of the Davao City mayor said Duterte-Carpio had mild symptoms and is currently in isolation.
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“The family requests for complete privacy at this time and respectfully urge the public to refrain from sending tokens for well wishes,” the office of Duterte-Carpio said.
It also advised those who came in close contact with Duterte-Carpio in the last 14 days to self-monitor for symptoms and get tested five to seven days from their contact with her.
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Duterte-Carpio’s office did not say whether the Davao City mayor had close contact with her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, in the last 14 days.
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