A NEPHEW of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Emmanuel Piñol has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) while serving as a medical front-liner in North Cotabato.
Shane Matthew Piñol works as a member of North Cotabato’s “Sagip Cotabateño”, which assists North Cotabateños returning from Covid-19 high-risk areas.
“A young member of the Piñol family has tested positive of Covid-19,” Piñol said in a statement Thursday, referring to his 20-year-old nephew.
Shane, the second child of former North Cotabato Board Member Socrates Piñol, is now in a government isolation facility in Kidapawan City.
He is one of the government workers involved in the “Sagip Stranded” program of North Cotabato, which has rescued thousands of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from the province who were stuck in Metro Manila during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Piñol said it was apparently during one of these rescue missions that the young Shane contracted the virus.
Socrates said his son is a healthy young man and right after the tests showed that he was Covid positive, he submitted himself for isolation.
Since he is employed by the provincial government, Shane lives alone in a house near the Provincial Capitol and was not in contact with other members of the family.
Relatives said he was not even present in the last gathering of the family on Sunday.
Contact tracing and tests are being conducted among people and colleagues Shane was in contact with before his tests.
“We all pray for Shane’s fast recovery,” Piñol said. “While this incident saddens us, it will not stop our family from fulfilling our commitment to serving the people."
He said he managed to talk to Shane via mobile phone on Thursday afternoon where the young patient assured his uncle that he feels fine inside isolation facility.
“Shane in high spirits!” Piñol said of Shane who said he has no fever and feels nothing unusual in his body.
He said Shane has also listed down the names of all the people he mingled with shortly after he was involved in the rescue missions for LSIs and ROFs. (By Edwin Fernandez)
Shane Matthew Piñol works as a member of North Cotabato’s “Sagip Cotabateño”, which assists North Cotabateños returning from Covid-19 high-risk areas.
“A young member of the Piñol family has tested positive of Covid-19,” Piñol said in a statement Thursday, referring to his 20-year-old nephew.
Shane, the second child of former North Cotabato Board Member Socrates Piñol, is now in a government isolation facility in Kidapawan City.
He is one of the government workers involved in the “Sagip Stranded” program of North Cotabato, which has rescued thousands of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) from the province who were stuck in Metro Manila during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Piñol said it was apparently during one of these rescue missions that the young Shane contracted the virus.
Socrates said his son is a healthy young man and right after the tests showed that he was Covid positive, he submitted himself for isolation.
Since he is employed by the provincial government, Shane lives alone in a house near the Provincial Capitol and was not in contact with other members of the family.
Relatives said he was not even present in the last gathering of the family on Sunday.
Contact tracing and tests are being conducted among people and colleagues Shane was in contact with before his tests.
“We all pray for Shane’s fast recovery,” Piñol said. “While this incident saddens us, it will not stop our family from fulfilling our commitment to serving the people."
He said he managed to talk to Shane via mobile phone on Thursday afternoon where the young patient assured his uncle that he feels fine inside isolation facility.
“Shane in high spirits!” Piñol said of Shane who said he has no fever and feels nothing unusual in his body.
He said Shane has also listed down the names of all the people he mingled with shortly after he was involved in the rescue missions for LSIs and ROFs. (By Edwin Fernandez)
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