In an online press briefing by the Provincial Information Office (PIO) recently, Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Mary Ann Navarro said that they have already appealed to the national IATF EID to grant the request for the province to avoid having more positive coronavirus disease cases.
Palawan currently has a total of 69 suspect COVID-19 patients, 27 of whom were admitted in different hospitals while 42 remained under strict home quarantine.