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Senate ordered locked down after guest tests positive for COVID-19
The Senate of the Philippines will be placed on lockdown starting March 12, 2020, for disinfection and other necessary measures after a resource person in a previous hearing tested positive for COVID-19.
Senate President Vicente Sotto III ordered the lockdown of the Senate building in Pasay City.
The infected individual had attended a Senate basic education committee hearing on March 5.
Footage from the Senate's CCTV cameras will be reviewed to identify individuals who had close contact with the person who tested positive.
The blue ribbon committee's hearing scheduled for March 12 was canceled.
Several senators, including Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay, who attended the hearing, will undergo self-quarantine.
The Senate had previously suspended sessions and operations of its public assistance center due to rising COVID-19 risks.
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