After catching the virus for the second time, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is now free of all Covid-19 symptoms, Malacañang announced.
In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles, citing Marcos' latest health bulletin, said the President has been free of all virus symptoms for the past two days.
Angeles added that the President's lead physician, Dr. Samuel Zacate, visited him in his residence at 10 a.m. Wednesday and gave him a thorough examination.
"Dr. Zacate gave the happy news that on the 5th and 6th day of his isolation, the President is now free from all symptoms of Covid-19," she said.
Zacate reported that Marcos had finished all his medications and, based on his clinical opinion, is ready to return to his face-to-face engagements but has to complete his seven-day isolation.
"Dr. Zacate told the President that he still needs to complete his seven-day isolation as mandated by the health department's protocol," Angeles said.
On the sixth day of his isolation, Zacate reported that President Marcos "has no cough, no fever, no nasal stuffiness, and no nasal itchiness and basically asymptomatic as of this time being."
"The President's vital signs are all within normal limit. He has no signs of respiratory distress and very comfortable," Angeles said, quoting Zacate's latest health bulletin.
The report furthered that the President could be released from isolation on Friday, July 15, if he would not have a fever and there would be no reappearance of any signs and symptoms related to Covid-19.
"If all the aforementioned conditions as stated in the DOH Protocol are met, the President will be given a Certificate of Home Isolation by Dr. Zacate. Until then, he will be closely monitored by his lead physician," Angeles said.
Despite testing positive for Covid-19 during the first week of his presidency, Marcos continued work and even presided over Cabinet meetings via teleconferencing.