Iloilo City Councilor Jay Treñas has contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
In a Facebook post on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, Treñas announced that he tested positive for the dreaded disease.
“But fortunately I am asymptomatic with no comorbidities. I will be on strict quarantine for the next 15 days,” he said.
“I would like to thank the people at West Visayas Medical Center- Sub National Laboratory for your dedication during this crisis,” he added.
Jeck Conlu, spokesperson of the city government’s COVID-19 Team, said contact tracing is currently being conducted.
Jay is City Mayor Jerry Treñas’ nephew.IMT