Gen. Debold M. Sinas, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on his latest swab test result that was released on Thursday, March 11.
It was the doctors of the PNP Health Service who informed Sinas about the result of his Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) which was conducted on Thursday morning.
As soon as the result of the swab test was released, PNP doctors advised Sinas to undergo immediate health assessment. He is expected to be transported to the isolation facility of the PNP at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
"Yes. But he is okay. No cause for worry," said PNP spokesman Ildebrandi Usana when asked to confirm of the report.
Sources said Sinas underwent RT-PCR on March 6 and March 9.
Both yielded negative results. PNP doctors said Dinas may have been infected in the last 24 to 48 hours before he was subjected to another RT-PCR on Thursday morning.