Bacolod City Health Office together with the help of Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERT) is now conducting contract tracing with the people in Brgy. Estefania and Brgy. Mandalagan who were reportedly in contact with Patient #2.

According to Bacolod Inter-Agency Task Force Against COVID-19 (IATF) Chairman Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran they have already identified the people in contact with the Patient #2 that include his brother and seven (7) relatives.

Familiaran said that the Patient #2 arrived in Bacolod on March 13 and stay with his siblings in Brgy. Estefania and Brgy. Mandalagan before he went home in La Castellana.

Familiaran clarifies that the brother and relatives of Patient #2 who are the person considered subject in contact tracing did not show any symptoms, yet they will be closely monitored.

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