The letter, dated March 23 and addressed to Mayor Lucilo Bayron, also expressed concern that the action of city officials may have endangered the safety of the hotel staff who had interacted with the patient identified as Patient No. 4.
“Persons with symptoms of the virus, those who have traveled from areas with reported cases of COVID-19 and are those susceptible to sickness are advised not to attend the gathering for the time being. Bishop Mesiona has issued a special dispensation from Sunday Holy Obligation in such cases,” according to the directive.
