TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will undergo testing for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), his spokesperson said Thursday (March 12) as the number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 52.
According to
ETtoday, the president's daughter and incumbent mayor of Davao City, Sara Duterte, has applied for voluntary home quarantine after one of her staff was listed among patients being monitored for possible coronavirus infections. Several key government officials, including Central Bank Governor Benjamin Diokno, have also been placed under quarantine due to potential exposure to two individuals confirmed with the virus.
On Thursday, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement that the 74-year-old Duterte has opted to undergo coronavirus testing as a precautionary measure against the epidemic. He added that the presidential palace will be cleaned and sanitized too, reported
CNA.
