28 PUIs in Cordillera test negative for Covid-19

March 3, 2020 Provincial

BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Health-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOHCAR) on Wednesday said all 28 persons under investigation (PUIs) in the region in mandatory quarantine have tested  negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Dr. Amelita Pangilinan, DOH-CAR officer-in-charge, said the results of the blood test of the remaining PUIs have been released and have been cleared of the Covid-19.

Health officials require that PUIs and persons under monitoring (PUMs) be placed on quarantine for 14 days, the period when the Covid-19 symptoms will be evident.

The PUMs are asked to do self-quarantine while the health condition of the person is continuously monitored Pangilinan said the 28 PUIs are composed of 11 in Baguio City, seven in Abra, five in Benguet, three in Mountain Province, one each in Apayao and in Kalinga.

She said the ages of the PUIs ranged from 10 months old to 57 years old. “We hope to maintain that status,” Pangilinan said, referring to the region in being Covid-19 free.

The DOH reported that there are 80 PUMs in the region, 70 of who completed their 14-day self-quarantine.

with reports from Reian Vierness, OJT/ PNA