Several cabinet officials self-quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure

Updated Thu, March 12, 2020 at 10:18 PM Published Wed, March 11, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea are self-quarantining due to potential exposure to COVID-19.

The exposure is believed to have occurred at a March 5 inspection of the NLEX Harbor Link toll road.

Other officials who attended the event include Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno and NLEX Corp. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan.

The Department of Transportation has temporarily closed some of its offices and agencies for cleaning and disinfection.

As of March 11, the Philippines had 49 confirmed cases and two fatalities, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a state of public health emergency on March 9.

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