QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, muling nag-positibo sa COVID-19

Muling nag-positibo sa COVID-19 si Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, walong buwan matapos na siya ay unang mag-positive sa virus.

Sa isang statement, sinabi ng alkalde na nakakaranas lamang siya ngayon ng mild symptoms at patuloy pa rin niyang gagampanan ang tungkulin bilang mayor habang siya ay naka-quarantine sa Hope Community Care Facility sa QC.

Nagsasagawa na rin aniya ng full contact tracing ang City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) para sa mga nakasalamuha niya bago siya mag-positive sa virus.

Narito ang statement na ipinalabas ni Mayor Belmonte:

“Eight months after my first bout with COVID-19, I am very sad to report that I have once again tested positive for the virus.

As many doctors have continued to remind us, COVID-19 is an ongoing and evolving pandemic, and we should not let our guard down under any circumstances.

Indeed, even after recovering from the virus last year and carefully observing all the recommended precautions, my positive result is a sober reminder that there is no room for complacency when it comes to this disease.

Needless to say, I will abide by all the recommended protocols and actions prescribed by the DOH, IATF, and our own City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU).

Our CESU is likewise hard at work doing full contact-tracing procedures on individuals that I may have had close contact with.

Thankfully, I am only feeling very mild symptoms at the moment, and I shall continue to perform all my executive functions and duties while I am quarantined at the Hope Community Care Facility in Quezon City.

As our country prepares to observe the solemnity of the Holy Week, I would like to request all my beloved QCitizens to continue praying for all our brave frontliners.

May our loving God protect them as they selflessly perform their heroic duties, and may His Healing Mercies touch all those afflicted by this deadly virus”.