Manila Bulletin
House records 16 COVID-19 cases in two weeks
Two employees from the office of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the House of Representatives to 39.
The first employee, who last reported for duty on July 28, experienced fever, body malaise, and a decreased sense of smell, but has since recovered and is on home quarantine.
The second employee, who had not been to the Batasang Pambansa complex since March, tested positive after experiencing similar symptoms and is currently in stable condition.
These new cases are the 38th and 39th recorded in the House.
Contact tracing is ongoing for the new COVID-19 cases within the House.
COVID cases in the Lower Chamber have picked up since July 27, the day President Duterte delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SoNA).
Three House employees have died so far from COVID-19.
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