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Phillipine President Marcos tests positive for COVID-19
Updated 16:44, 08-Jul-2022
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Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the swearing-in ceremony at the Old Legislative Building in Manila, the Philippines, June 30, 2022. /CFP

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the swearing-in ceremony at the Old Legislative Building in Manila, the Philippines, June 30, 2022. /CFP

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 through a daily antigen test and is experiencing mild fever, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Friday.

Angeles told a press conference that the presidential management staff is currently informing those in close contact with Marcos to observe their symptoms per the protocol. Marcos' wife and children were not exposed.

Regarding Marcos' schedule for Friday, Angeles said Marcos will not attend the U.S. independence event at the embassy in Manila. However, he will virtually participate in a meeting with local officials on booster shot uptake on Friday night.

Marcos, 64, previously tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020.

(With input from Xinhua)

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