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Bangsamoro health minister tests positive for COVID-19

Pia Ranada

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Bangsamoro health minister tests positive for COVID-19
Saffrullah Dipatuan says he is asymptomatic while his wife, Sally, is experiencing mild to moderate symptoms

Bangsamoro Health Minister Saffrullah Dipatuan announced on Wednesday, September 2, that he and his wife Sally Dipatuan tested positive for COVID-19.

Dipatuan disclosed his coronavirus swab test results through his Facebook page. (READ: Who’s who in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority)

“Despite the precautionary measures we practice during this pandemic, this makes one realize just how vicious this virus is. It spares no one,” he said in his post.

The health minister, himself a doctor, said he is asymptomatic while his wife is experiencing “mild to moderate” symptoms. He is in an isolation area at Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City where he is under observation.

Mrs Dipatuan, meanwhile, is already receiving treatment.

He asked all people he came into close contact with to self-isolate for 14 days and watch out for symptoms.

Dipatuan said his situation underscores the risks facing frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.

“This goes out greatly as well to our Bangsamoro health warriors as all of us in this field of health services delivery are at high risk of contracting this infection. Please stay safe out there and remain vigilant,” said the health minister.

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has 708 coronavirus cases as of September 1, according to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 tracker. – Rappler.com

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Pia Ranada

Pia Ranada is Rappler’s Community Lead, in charge of linking our journalism with communities for impact.