Vice President Leni Robredo is currently on self-quarantine after being exposed to a member of her office staff who tested positive for COVID-19. | GabrielLaluINQ
The Vice President said she will wait until Monday, the 7th day since exposure before taking an RT-PCR test. For now, Robredo said that she will have to cancel other activities while she is on quarantine.
“Following current protocols, I will submit myself to RT PCR testing on Monday, which is the 7th day after my last exposure. The same protocols state that even if I test negative, I need to continue my quarantine until the 14th day from my last exposure,” she said. “Unfortunately, I need to have myself excused in the activities I have committed myself to. Apologies to everyone who may be affected by this. I will continue to work from home during the entire period,” she explained.
Despite slightly relaxed lockdown measures, the country is still facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, spurred by the more infectious Delta variant. Numbers on Tuesday showed that the number of new COVID-19 infections remains over 10,000 with the Department of Health recording 12,067 new cases, pushing the active case count to 127,703.
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