Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Image from BBM Media / Facebook
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� Marcos Jr.鈥檚 condition is improving after he contracted COVID-19, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Sunday.
Echoing Marcos鈥� physician Dr. Samuel Zacate, Cruz-Angeles said that the president, who remains in isolation, now has only mild symptoms with 鈥渘o fever, no loss of taste and smell sensation.鈥�
The president has no throat inflammation and 鈥渘o sign of respiratory distress or pneumonia,鈥� Zacate pointed out after he visited the chief executive on Saturday afternoon.
Marcos鈥� vital signs are 鈥渨ithin normal limit and he will be subjected to further laboratory examination as may be needed,鈥� Cruz-Angeles said, quoting Zacate.
鈥淗is personal doctor, Dr. Zacate, reported Saturday that the President is doing well and very much in stable condition,鈥澛燙ruz-Angeles said in a statement.
鈥淭he President was advised to undergo home isolation for seven days in compliance with the Department of Health protocol for fully-vaccinated individuals,鈥澛爏he added.
According to Cruz-Angeles, the president continues to work, giving directives to his Cabinet members while in isolation.
Experiencing symptoms, Marcos tested positive for COVID-19 in an antigen test on Friday, July 8. A reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test confirmed the president鈥檚 infection.
This is the second time Marcos contracted COVID-19. His first was during the height of the pandemic in March 2020.
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