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Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa announced on Saturday that he tested positive for coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).
“I’m sorry to inform you that I tested positive for Covid19 yesterday. To all those who contacted me, please make the appropriate protocols, “said dela Rosa in a statement.
This was also confirmed by the senator in a text message.
During the closing of the Senate interpellation for the proposed P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 on Friday, Senator Richard Gordon told his fellow legislators to watch if they would develop “symptoms” if one of them “were exposed to one of the our colleagues yesterday. ” ”
“The suspect is here Wednesday. So it’s Wednesday. Now it’s Friday,” Senator Migz Zubiri replied.
It was not immediately clear if they were talking about a COVID-19 infection, but Zubiri said Gordon runs “the best testing center in the Philippines.”
Although virtual attendance is recognized in Senate sessions, some senators and their staff along with specialists from various government agencies were physically present for budget deliberations this week.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,639 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the total case count to 415,067 as eight labs failed to submit reports on time.
The DOH also announced that total recoveries rose to 375,237 with 305 new ones, while the death toll rose to 8,025 after 27 more patients succumbed to the disease. —KG, GMA News
