Bong Revilla rushed to hospital after developing pneumonia due to COVID-19

MANILA, Philippines, August 20 ------ Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., who recently revealed that he has novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has been rushed to the hospital, his wife Lani Mercado said.

In a Facebook post today, the Bacoor mayor revealed that Bong's X-ray showed that he has developed pneumonia. "Father God pls help my husband. He is being rushed to the hospital. His latest X-ray shows that he has developed pneumonia and isolation in a regular facility is no longer ideal," Lani wrote. "Hospital care badly needed. Father we lift him up to you," she added.

Last August 10, Bong shared that he tested positive for the coronavirus shortly after someone from his household and a member of his staff contracted the respiratory illness. “Don’t worry, I am okay. Lani and the kids are okay… they’ve all tested negative,” he said on his social media account.

Source: philstar.com/entertainment