Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila tested positive of COVID-19, two days after a religious congregation in the Philippine capital announced that 62 of its nuns were positive of the disease.
In a statement released on Friday, September 17, the Archdiocese of Manila said that aside from a “slight fever,” the archbishop “does not feel any other symptoms.”
He is in quarantine, observing strict protocols. Doctors are also monitoring his condition,” read the statement.
Earlier, the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary said 62 of its nuns and at least 50 of its staff — caregivers, health aides, and drivers — also tested positive for the disease.
In a statement released on September 15, the religious congregation said the infections were confirmed after the nuns were tested on September 10.
The congregation said that since September 14 the entire convent located in Quezon City “has been on lockdown” and is “fully cooperating” with health officials.
Another religious congregation of nuns, the Holy Spirit Sisters, also reported 22 cases, including 13 nuns and nine staff members, in one of its convents, also in the national capital.
The congregation said one of the nuns has since succumbed to the disease. - LiCAS.news
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