MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III believes it to be true that presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has COVID-19.
“Well, that is what he (Roque) claims so I believe him. He said that in our Monday meeting with the President and the President had asked him straight and he said yes, he has COVID. So he is undergoing quarantine but thankfully he is asymptomatic. He sounds very healthy,” Duque said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel when asked if he believes it to be true that Roque has COVID-19.
Duque was asked the question in the context of Roque declining to show his positive COVID-19 test results in an online press briefing on Tuesday…
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