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ACT-CIS Rep. Yap explains reason for going to work despite testing for COVID-19
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 after being exposed to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade.
Yap took the COVID-19 test on March 15, ten days before his positive result was released, and he continued to work as he initially had no symptoms.
His positive result raised concerns due to his attendance at recent high-level meetings in Malacañang and Congress, including a meeting on March 21 and a hearing on March 10.
Among those present at the March 21 meeting were Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Senator Bong Go, Senator Pia Cayetano, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, and Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado.
He is the first congressman to publicly disclose his positive results, though other House employees have also tested positive and one has died.
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