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Hontiveros under self-quarantine after contact with COVID-19-positive person
Senator Risa Hontiveros is currently on self-quarantine after being a close contact of an individual who tested positive for COVID-19.
She was exposed on March 5 during a talk show taping, and the host was diagnosed with the virus on March 12.
Despite testing negative for COVID-19 on March 12, Hontiveros is completing a 14-day quarantine as advised by her doctor.
The Senate has suspended plenary sessions due to several members and employees being under quarantine, including Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Juan Edgardo Angara, Aquilino Pimentel III, Ramon Revilla Jr., and Ronald Dela Rosa.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III placed the Senate on a total lockdown on Monday, March 15, affecting members of essential offices and leading to the cancellation of sessions.
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