MANILA (UCAN): Jose Cardinal Advincula of Manila, and Bishop Jose Gerardo Alminaza of Diocese of San Carlos, in Negros Occidental province, cancelled all Masses and public engagements because they were in quarantine after testing positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2].
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has asked for prayers. “I ask my brother bishops to please include in all our daily Mass intentions the full recovery of our dear cardinal,” Archbishop Romulo Valles, president of the bishops’ conference, said in a letter on September 18.
Cardinal Advincula had a slight fever but is in “good shape,” according to the Archdiocese of Manila.
Meanwhile, Bishop Alminaza contracted the virus for a second time despite being fully inoculated. He is asymptomatic but is required to isolate himself for the time being, said Father Marjun Almario, the chancellor of the Diocese of San Carlos.
Father Almario advised those who had contact with Bishop Alminaza to isolate themselves and to report to health authorities.
Reports say Cardinal Advincula and Bishop Alminaza had received the Sinovac vaccine.
