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Cop succumbs to virus

Emmanuel Tupas - The Philippine Star
April 17, 2020 | 12:00am
Cop succumbs to virus
PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the fatality is a 49-year-old policeman from Rizal.
Walter Bollozos / File

MANILA, Philippines — Another policeman succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday.

PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the fatality is a 49-year-old policeman from Rizal.

Banac said 59 police officers have tested positive for the disease. Three have died of COVID-19 and 20 others are on quarantine at Camp Crame after manifesting symptoms of the virus.     

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