By Noreen Jazul An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Macau tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), becoming the special administrative region's 15th case. (REUTERS / MANILA BULLETIN) Macau’s government, through the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center, said the 31-year-old Filipino restaurant worker was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 18. The government of Macau said the Filipino tested positive after returning from a vacation in the Philippines from January 27 to March 15. The OFW arrived in Macau on March 16. The following day, the returning Filipino was categorized as a “person with moderate risk of COVID-19 infection” at the Kiang Wu Hospital after complaining of toothache, fever, and rash. “He went back to his local residence after receiving some initial treatment and undergoing a COVID-19 diagnosis test. Test samples were examined at the Public Health Clinical Centre,” the Macau government said. “This afternoon (March 18), the test showed positive for infection associated with the novel coronavirus,” it added. The male Filipino worker, along with four other COVID-19 patients, were sent to Conde S. Januário Hospital for isolation and treatment. Meanwhile, a cleaning team has already been dispatched to disinfect areas near the Filipino’s residence, according to the Macau government. “Further details of the 15th patient’s travel history, and of those people who might be identified as having had close contact with him since his arrival in Macau, will be disclosed in a timely manner,” it added.