MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will be in a “complete lockdown” on Tuesday, March 16, after an employee, who reported for work on Monday morning, tested positive for COVID-19.
“The Senate will be in complete lockdown tomorrow,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III announced following the suspension of Monday afternoon’s plenary session.
Before this, Sotto told his colleagues that an employee from the Bills and Index Office of the Senate tested positive for the new coronavirus disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
“He knew that his wife was positive, he attended the office this morning and they found out that he was not feeling well. They brought him to the hospital, he tested COVID-19…
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