Manny Pacquiao claims he has tested negative for coronavirus using an unapproved diagnostic kit. The eight-division world champion has been spearheading the fight against the crisis in the Philippines.
He and his family were warned to stay at home after the fighter came into contact with someone who had tested positive for Covid-19.
But Pacquiao has now said he acquired a testing kit from Korea which determined he had not caught the virus. "My countrymen, I would like to make it clear that even before I received the letter from [Dasmarinas Village, Makati] Barangay Captain Rossana Hwang, I already started home quarantine,' he said in a statement. "Please don't worry.