Albay town health office on lockdown after midwife contracts COVID-19
LEGAZPI CITY — The rural health office in Camalig town in Albay province was placed on lockdown on Sunday after a midwife who works there tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Camalig Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr. said the office would be closed until the completion of contact tracing, assessment, and disinfection in the area.
The ambulance services and the issuance of medical clearance will still continue, he said.
The asymptomatic 31-year-old female patient, a resident of Barangay (village) Libod, was transferred to Josefina Belmonte Duran Albay Provincial Hospital in Ligao City.
Baldo said history of exposure is still being established.
The Department of Health in Bicol has recorded six new cases in Albay, nine in Masbate, one in Sorsogon and 34 in Camarines Sur.
As of January 9, the region has 3,789 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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