MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio will undergo self-quarantine after a member of her household staff was listed among patients under monitoring for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Mayor Sara Duterte shall undergo a voluntary monitored home quarantine and has signed up as a Person Under Monitoring under the Davao City Health Office,” Duterte-Carpio’s office said in a statement Thursday. ADVERTISEMENT“One of Mayor Duterte’s employees at their residence was unwell last night and is now also listed as a Person Under Monitoring,” the statement added. Among those who will undergo self-quarantine are Senator Nancy Binay, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Executive Secretary, and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno. To date, the Philippines has 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus that first emerged inWuhan, China late last year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 01:07 UTC