MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declined to allow COVID-19 positive patients to vote online or via text message, its spokesperson James Jimenez said on
“As to the possibility of alternative means of voting, unfortunately, these are not authorized by law and will not be employed on 9 May 2022,” Jimenez told reporters in a Viber message.
“To be clear, such IPPs are intended to serve persons who present symptoms upon their arrival at the voting center on Election Day,” Jimenez said. “While these persons may indeed turn out to be COVID positive, they will not be turned away automatically just because they are suspected to be potential cases,” he continued.
Jimenez also said that COVID-19 positive patients would not be required to leave the isolation facilities.
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