Kapuso artist Jon Lucas is now COVID-free after his final test result showed that he’s already negative.
Through a Facebook post on June 25, the former Hashtags member shared his experiences when he was confined at New Era General Hospital (NEGH) for three days after testing positive with the deadly novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through a rapid antibody-based test.
“[Three] days ako nag stay sa NEGH (New Era General Hospital). Kasi doon sa rapidtest ko nag positive ako.
“Opo alam naman natin po at ng karamihan na hindi siya accurate para madetect yung virus. Minsan daw kahit negative ka pwede ka mag positive. Minsan naman daw positive ka pero negative ang lumalabas. Ang lumabas don sa result ko ’29 days onwards recovery’ parang papagaling na yung infection sa katawan ko. Meaning parang dumaan lang siya,” he said.
He also admitted that he felt some symptoms associated with COVID-19 prior to his testing.
“Pero aaminin ko may mga times na inuubo ubo ako at nilalagnat. Pero dahil nga marami rin tayo ganap kahit nasa bahay lang, iniisip ko na lang na baka pagod lang ako. Tsaka syempre nawawala wala po agad dahil nga tayo ay may gabi gabing pagpapanata sa Panginoong Diyos.”
According to Lucas, he was already recovering when he subjected himself to a rapid-test and found out that he has a past infection. “Ayun hanggang nung Lunes nagpatest na ako sa NEGH yun nga ang lumabas may past infection ako. Kaya naadmit ako sa NEGH hanggang sa dumating yung result ng Swabtest ko. [Mas kayang madetect ng swab si Covid] 2-3 days bago lumabas yung resulta.”
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Fortunately, the Descendants of the Sun star has fully recovered and has given the clearance to go home after the new results came out on the evening of June 24, showing that he is negative for COVID-19.
“Ayun tapusin ko na, sa awa at pagmamahal ng Diyos. Yung mga kasamahan nating 14 days 19 days ng andon. Kasama ko sila kagabi na natanggap ang resulta na ako po ay “NEGATIVE” sila naman po ay “RECOVERED” na mula sa sakit na yan.
“Hindi vitamins ang nagpagaling sa amin! Kundi ang Panginoong Diyos na pinakamapangyarihan sa Lahat!” Lucas furthered.
Before he ended his lengthy post, the 24-year-old former Kapamilya star lauded all the doctors, nurses, and staff at the New Era General Hospital for their all hard work and sacrifices to serve and ensure the health and recovery of their patients amid this trying time.
“Kaya rin siguro ako napunta don para makita ko mismo kung ano ba talaga ang sitwasyon sa loob ng Hospital na may mga COVID patients. Para na rin maibahagi sa inyong lahat ang pagtulong at pagmamahal ng mga Doctors, Nurses, medical staffs, mga Ministro at manggagawa natin sa mga kababayan nating naapektuhan ng COVID.
“Hindi sila takot! Hindi sila lumalayo sa mga pasyente, matibay ang pagtitiwala nila sa Diyos.” he said.
Read Jon Lucas’s full story on his Facebook post below.
https://www.facebook.com/aljhon.lucas.75/posts/1346402192415953
Aside from Lucas, other celebrities who unfortunately contracted the deadly virus were Christopher de Leon, Iza Calzado, Sylvia Sanchez, and Nathalia Moon, all of whom have recovered.
Former actress Nina Jose and the singer of ’90s band Mulatto Joey Bautista also tested positive with COVID-19. The latter, however, died last March 19 before his test result came out.
