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Caloocan Rep. Erice tests positive for COVID-19
Caloocan City Representative Edgar Erice has tested positive for COVID-19, experiencing only very mild symptoms.
Erice announced his positive result on Facebook after eight days in quarantine.
His congressional office will be temporarily closed due to several staff members also contracting the virus.
Despite his condition, Erice remains accessible to his constituents via direct messages for assistance.
Erice is the latest in a growing number of lawmakers from the House of Representatives who have tested positive for COVID-19, with at least 15 others including Majority Leader Martin Romualdez and several party-list representatives having contracted the disease.
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