The most prominent Catholic church here remains closed to the public even as the Queen City of the South has shifted to the less stringent general community quarantine (GCQ) last June 1.
Rivera appealed to the people to bear with the inconveniences caused by the restrictions implemented to stop the spread of the COVID-19.In an earlier advisory, Rivera said the probable cases of COVID-19 inside the basilica were detected last May 25.
Rivera said they were in constant coordination with city health officials as well as with officers of Barangay Santo Niño to address the matter. The first suspected case, the priest said, involved a church employee who went to the market to buy food and other basic necessities for the priests and other employees in the convent.He said the employee was admitted to a hospital but was recovering from the condition.Fr. Aladdin Luzon, OSA, said the two primary contacts of the first suspected case had been quarantined in separate rooms inside the basilica convent. Seven others were considered as secondary contacts and were also quarantined.
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