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Deputy Speaker Pimentel tests positive for COVID
Deputy Speaker Johnny Pimentel confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday night, July 26, 2020.
Pimentel, who is asymptomatic, is currently in isolation.
He underwent an RT-PCR test as part of health protocols for President Rodrigo Duterte's fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), which he was slated to attend physically.
Attendees to the SONA were required to undergo RT-PCR tests a day before the event, with double COVID screening including a rapid test.
As of July 27, 2020, there have been 22 other COVID-19 cases in the House of Representatives since the pandemic began, including three deaths.
A consultant of a congressman has also been infected with the virus.
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