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Roque invokes privacy on release of COVID-19 test result, admits 'going bonkers' in isolation
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque cited privacy concerns for his refusal to publicly disclose his COVID-19 RT-PCR test results, stating that contracting the virus is "not a badge of honor."
He questioned the necessity of showing the test results, asserting that public officials should be given the benefit of the doubt and the presumption of regularity in their pronouncements.
Roque announced his positive COVID-19 test on March 15 and proceeded to his office before receiving the results.
He clarified that he is currently in an isolation facility in San Juan, not a hotel in Pasay City, and it is 75 percent full.
Roque is on his eighth day of quarantine and expressed eagerness to complete the 10-day isolation period for asymptomatic cases, admitting he is "going bonkers."
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