The 5 personnel who tested positive are asymptomatic and currently on their 13th day of quarantine in the Basilica convent.
DISINFECTION. The Basilica Minore del Sto Niño management facilitates disinfection on March 12, 2020, as part of precautionary measures for churchgoers against COVID-19. File photo by Gelo Litonjua/Rappler
The Cebu City Health Department took a total of 41 swab tests that were performed consecutively last May 29 at the convent and last June 1 at the health center of Barangay Tinago.Testing of convent members was done immediately after suspected cases of COVID-19 were detected last May 25, said Fr Andres Rivera Jr, provincial superior of Augustinian friars.
Prior to the first advisory released by the basilica on May 29, all friars and personnel were already observing strict quarantine protocols to prevent the possible spread of the virus within the convent.
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