The 45-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City, hit by the Delta variant and three members of his family tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday, August 25, City Administrator Em Ang said.
However, his 8-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19, Ang, who heads the Bacolod Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said.
The OFW refused to be retested for COVID-19 on Tuesday but agreed to do so after the EOC, the police and barangay officials returned Wednesday.
The OFW from Dubai, who had returned Bacolod Sunday after being hospitalized for 18 days in Manila, on Tuesday questioned why he had to be retested again, she said.
The 6-month-old baby boy from Barangay Bata who tested positive for the Delta variant and his family tested negative for COVID-19, results released Tuesday night showed, Ang said earlier.
Dr. Adriano Suba-an, Department of Health (DOH) regional director, said patients who have been released from isolation prior to the detection of the Delta variant will be required to undergo immediate strict home quarantine pending a negative repeat RT-PCR test.
Any case whose repeat RT-PCR was positive shall remain in isolation. If repeat RT-PCR was negative and the case remained asymptomatic, the patient can be released from isolation/quarantine, he said.*