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In this August 2019, photo, Carlo Navarro poses with his wife Evie and daughter Gia for a family photo in Lipa, Philippines. When Carlo Navarro, his wife and their 15-year-old daughter visited Japan from the Philippines in February 2020, they knew they were taking a chance with the coronavirus, but thought they would be spared if they took precautions. They wore masks and gloves and always had alcohol handy to sanitize their hands. But the 48-year-old tax lawyer, began showing symptoms after they returned home. Days after he was cleared and discharged from hospital, Navarro shared his COVID-19 experience on a Facebook public post. (Carlo Navarro via AP)

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Filipino shares his experiences as coronavirus survivor
March 26, 2020 midnight

Filipino shares his experiences as coronavirus survivor

BANGKOK (AP) — When Carlo Navarro, his wife and 15-year-old daughter visited Japan from the Philippines in February, they knew they were taking a chance with the coronavirus, but thought they would be spared if they took precautions. They wore masks and gloves and always had alcohol handy to sanitize their hands.