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Sotto thinks Duterte should undergo re-test for COVID-19 after Año got infected
Senate President Vicente Sotto III believes President Rodrigo Duterte should undergo a second COVID-19 test after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año tested positive.
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, however, rejected this suggestion, stating the country needs a steady leader like President Duterte during the crisis.
Go mentioned that he and the President are being careful and Duterte is currently under self-quarantine until April 7.
Both Duterte and Go previously tested negative for COVID-19 on March 13.
Other public officials like Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Juan Edgardo M. Angara, Aquilino Pimentel III, and former Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. have also tested positive for COVID-19.
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