Cebu gov tests negative for COVID-19

CEBU CITY –– Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia tested negative for the new coronavirus disease (COVID19).

Her swab test result was released on Facebook by Sugbu News, the information portal of the provincial government, on Monday (August 10).

Garcia underwent a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test last August 6, days after she was with her brother and Barili town Mayor Marlon Garcia.

In her speech during the 451st founding anniversary of Cebu province last week, Garcia announced that Marlon contracted COVID-19.

The governor was with her brother during the opening of tourism activities in Barili town last August 2.

LZB

For more news about the novel coronavirus click here.
What you need to know about Coronavirus.
For more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: (02) 86517800 local 1149/1150.

The Inquirer Foundation supports our healthcare frontliners and is still accepting cash donations to be deposited at Banco de Oro (BDO) current account #007960018860 or donate through PayMaya using this link.