World News | Philippine President Marcos Free from COVID-19 Symptoms: Official

Manila [Philippines], July 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has no more COVID-19 symptoms and will likely end his seven-day isolation on Friday, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Wednesday.

Quoting the health bulletin that Marcos' doctor issued, Angeles said the 64-year-old Philippine leader "has been free from all symptoms of COVID-19 for the past two days."

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Moreover, she said that Marcos' vital signs are all within normal limit, without any signs of respiratory distress.

Marcos has been in isolation since last Friday after he contracted the highly-infectious coronavirus. He had tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020.

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The Philippines' Department of Health reported 1,604 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,723,014. (ANI/Xinhua)

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