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Manila Mayor Isko Moreno tests positive for COVID-19

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1748280" width="100%"></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>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE 3)</strong> - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Sunday confirmed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;Nakararamdam ako ng kaunting ubo, kaunting sipon. Masakit ang aking katawan ngayon,&quot; the mayor said in a statement.</p><p>(I am experiencing severe cough, mild colds. I also have body pains right now.)</p><p>The Manila mayor was taken to the Sta. Ana Hospital, according to information from the Manila PIO.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Manila Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/IskoMoreno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IskoMoreno</a> being taken to Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila after experiencing cough, colds and body pains. The Manila Mayor has tested positive for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://t.co/1zyzzuZyg7">pic.twitter.com/1zyzzuZyg7</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1426859381677690886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Domagoso&#x27;s positive COVID-19 test came days after the mayor skipped several events last after feeling unwell.</p><p>&quot;Kapit lang. Tuloy ang buhay. Tuloy pa rin ang gobyerno sa Maynila. Umasa tayo, magtiwala tayo sa Diyos, makararaos din tayo,&quot; the mayor said.</p><p>(Let&#x27;s hold on. Life continues. Governance in Manila will continue. We hope and trust in the Lord that we will get through this.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/11/21/isko-moreno-unwell-skips-aid-distribution-in-binondo">Isko Moreno unwell, skips launch of ECQ ayuda distribution in Binondo</a></li></ul><p>The mayor&#x27;s close contacts, including his chief of staff Cesar Chavez, have been isolated, a source told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>&quot;The Mayor is still in charge,&quot; Manila Public Information Office chief Julius Leonen told reporters.</p><p>&quot;Tuloy po ang trabaho sa Pamahalaang Lungsod,&quot; he said.</p><p>(The work of the city government will continue.)</p><p>The Mayor&#x27;s Office in the city hall has been disinfected, Leonen said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Office of the Mayor in the capital city undergoes disinfection after Manila Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/IskoMoreno?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IskoMoreno</a> tested positive for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a><br/><br/>(📷: Manila PIO) <a href="https://t.co/dDFv0Gypjs">pic.twitter.com/dDFv0Gypjs</a></p>— Kat Domingo (@_katrinadomingo) <a href="https://twitter.com/_katrinadomingo/status/1426875650900566018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Last week, Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna also tested positive for COVID-19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/08/21/manila-vice-mayor-lacuna-positive-for-covid-19">Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna tests positive for COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>Domagoso and Lacuna are both fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p><p>Lacuna, a doctor, was the first Manila resident who received the COVID-19 vaccine in March.</p><p>Domagoso was inoculated against the virus in April.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/21/bise-alkalde-ng-maynila-unang-naturukan-sa-pag-arangkada-ng-covid-19-vaccine-drive">Bise alkalde ng Maynila, unang naturukan sa pag-arangkada ng COVID-19 vaccine drive</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/04/21/manila-mayor-isko-nabakunahan-na-kontra-covid-19">Manila Mayor Isko nabakunahan na kontra COVID-19</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1683595" width="100%"></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>

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Manila Mayor Isko Moreno tests positive for COVID-19

Katrina Domingo,

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Published August 15, 2021 07:04 PM PHT

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Updated August 16, 2021 12:05 PM PHT

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