MANILA, Philippines — Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez announced Wednesday that he tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
In a message to reporters, Lopez said he got tested on Sunday after he was exposed to a person who tested positive. He said his test results were released Monday.
“Am Asymptomatic naman but am on full isolation already,” he said.
Lopez is the fourth Cabinet member of President Rodrigo Duterte to contract the virus after Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Education Secretary Leonor Briones, who all have already recovered.
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