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Marcos contracts COVID-19, urges public to take precautions

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, but he will continue to participate in meetings virtually, Malacañang said Tuesday.

”Upon medical advice, he will observe a period of isolation for five days. The President remains fit to carry out his duties and will be continuing his scheduled meetings via teleconference,” the Presidential Communications Office said. 

”Updates on his health will be provided as available.”

The PCO said the President urged the public to take precautions to safeguard their health, such as vaccinating and wearing a mask when entering crowded places.

Marcos had contracted COVID-19 in the early days of his presidency. 

The President first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.

“I was among the first to get COVID; it was not a walk in the park,” Marcos said in his inauguration speech on June 30, 2022. 

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