Husband of 4th Omicron variant case tested positive for virus | Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco

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The RT-PCR test of the husband of the 4th case detected with Omicron variant yielded positive result from Covid-19, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Tuesday.

“Both wife and husband were tested on the same day and isolated upon release of positive result. After a 10-day isolation, both were discharged asymptomatic. They will be retested based on existing protocols,” Vergeire said.The 37-year-old husband and his 38-year-old wife came home together from the US on December 10 via Philippine Airlines PR 127.A day before her flight to the Philippines, she met her friends in the US. She had a negative pre-departure PCR swab last December 7, 2021.

This issue, the DOH assured, is currently being coordinated with the Epidemiology and Surveillance Units to ensure information is up to date.

 

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