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Bellevue Hotels & Resorts chairman hospitalized due to COVID-19; wife passes away

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/03/18/20210318-johnny-chan-bellevue-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Bellevue Hotels &amp; Resorts chairman Johnny Chan. <em>Photo from The Bellevue Manila Facebook page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The chairman of Bellevue Hotels &amp; Resorts, Johnny Chan, was hospitalized after he contracted COVID-19, his family said Thursday.</p><p>The Chan family also said in a statement that Johnny&#x27;s wife, Debbie, passed away after being exposed to the deadly pathogen.</p><p>&quot;We are all saddened by her demise and we ask for your understanding as our family goes through these trying times,&quot; read the statement signed by the couple&#x27;s sons Ryan, Patrick and Dustin Chan.</p><p>The Chan family also asked prayers for their patriarch, who is confined at St. Luke&#x27;s Hospital in BGC.</p><p>According to the family, they underwent the mandatory 14-day quarantine for close contacts of COVID-19 patients. Besides the family, anti-coronavirus protocols, such as contact tracing and testing, were also conducted in the entire Bellevue domain.</p><p>The Chans said the Bellevue Group has strictly adhered to minimum health protocols and guidelines in its hotel and resorts to avoid COVID-19 transmission as much as possible.</p><p>&quot;We will continue to stand by this principle and adhere to it to our full capability.&quot;</p><p>As of Thursday, the Philippines has confirmed 640,984 COVID-19 cases, of which 66,567 are active. Of the total confirmed cases, 12,887 are dead while 561,530 recovered.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/O7Fht_n_cPE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The chairman of Bellevue Hotels & Resorts, Johnny Chan, was hospitalized after he contracted COVID-19, his family said Thursday.</p>

The chairman of Bellevue Hotels & Resorts, Johnny Chan, was hospitalized after he contracted COVID-19, his family said Thursday.