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Angara tests positive for Covid-19
Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara announced on March 26, 2020, that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
He reported experiencing mild symptoms such as fever, cough, headaches, and general weakness.
Angara has been in self-quarantine since March 16 and has had no public contact.
He is the third senator to contract the virus, following Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III.
Senator Pimentel faced criticism for accompanying his pregnant wife to a hospital before his test results were known.
The Philippines has at least 636 coronavirus cases, with 38 deaths and 26 recoveries.
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