Senate building locked down due to COVID-19 cases

Updated Thu, March 18, 2021 at 5:41 PM Published Mon, March 15, 2021 at 7:02 PM

The Senate building was placed under lockdown until next week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Senate President Vicente Sotto III announced that the secretariat and medical services department recommended a continued lockdown until Tuesday evening.

Work at the Senate is suspended from March 18 to 25 for thorough sanitation and disinfection to curb the spread of the virus.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri stated that there are now 24 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its employees, all of whom are under quarantine.

All committee hearings must be conducted virtually, with no personnel allowed in the Senate building from the evening of March 17 until Tuesday.

Senate sessions are scheduled to resume on Wednesday, March 24, which will be the last day before Congress goes on a break until May 16.

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