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Sotto’s office at Senate disinfected
Senate President Vicente Sotto III's office underwent disinfection as a precautionary measure against COVID-19.
The Senate premises remain under restricted access, not a lockdown, following exposure to a COVID-19 patient.
Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Nancy Binay, who attended a hearing with the infected individual, are self-quarantining for 14 days.
Sotto emphasized that the Senate must continue its functions while advising employees on preventive practices and remote work if symptomatic or exposed.
The infected individual was linked to the country's second COVID-19 fatality, whose wife was the confirmed case.
Access to the Senate premises will continue to be restricted until further notice.
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