Malabon City Mayor Oreta gets COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines – Malabon City Mayor Lenlen Oreta on Tuesday confirmed he tested positive for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“Nagpa swab test tayo as part of contact tracing. Today, lumabas sa resulta na positive ako sa Covid-19,” Oreta wrote on his Facebook account.
The mayor said he is asymptomatic and will be working at home in the following days.
Nagpa swab test tayo as part of contact tracing. Today, lumabas sa resulta na positive ako sa Covid-19. Bagamat wala…
Posted by Lenlen Oreta on Monday, March 22, 2021
An ongoing contact tracing is also being conducted for those he interacted with in the past few days, he said.
Oreta reminded the public to strictly observe health protocols to help prevent further transmission of COVID-19.
“This only shows na matindi pa rin ang epekto ng COVID-19 sa Malabon. Matinding pag-iingat ang kailangan lalo na ang pagsunod sa mga health protocols,” he said.
“On behalf of the city, we would continue to ensure that we bring down the cases ng COVID dito sa ating siyudad,” he added.