TWENTY-NINE persons under investigation (PUI) in Western Visayas tested negative for the COVID-19 and have been discharged from hospital, the Department of Health-Center for Health Development in Western Visayas (DoH-CHD 6) reported on Friday. “We will continue to monitor them in their homes, especially if they are still within the 14-day incubation period,” DoH-CHD 6 Regional Director Dr. Marlyn W. Convocar said. There are currently three PUIs in the region, all in Capiz, who were admitted last Thursday at a hospital in Roxas City. The three include a female overseas Filipino worker from Hong Kong and two Filipino-American citizens who stopped over in Taiwan, according to Regional Epidemiologist Jessie Glenn Alonsabe. Ms. Convocar said they continue to be on high alert for the coronavirus disease and called on the public to maintain health safety measures. “We should not be complacent,” she said, adding that “those who had travel history from countries with confirmed cases of COVID-2019 should voluntarily surrender themselves to their respective health centers for check-up.” Among the most popular tourist destinations in the region are Iloilo City and Boracay Island. — Emme Rose S. Santiagudo

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