Manila, Jan. 24 -- Russian vlogger Nikita Chekhov has tested negative for HIV or the human immunodeficiency virus, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday.

BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the medical examination of the foreigner, carried out in close coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, confirmed that he was non-reactive for HIV.

"He was likewise tested for other related illnesses, all of which yielded negative results," Viado said in a statement.

The 21-year-old Russian vlogger, who went viral on social media for threatening to deliberately spread HIV while in the Philippines, was arrested in Quezon City on Wednesday.

The test results confirm the BI's initial suspicion that Chekhov's social media p...