After being exposed to a staff who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Leni Robredo announced on Wednesday that she is currently undergoing a quarantine.
Robredo took it to her personal Facebook account to share that a member of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has tested positive on Wednesday but she already started the isolation process since Tuesday after the staff has early shown COVID-19 symptoms.
“I have been exposed to somebody from our office who tested positive for Covid today. While we have been religiously following health protocols, I was a very close contact. I started my quarantine yesterday after she developed symptoms. Because of this, I need to continue with my quarantine,” Robredo wrote.
The Vice President also remarked that she has to take a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab test. However, regardless of the result, she will still have to go through a 14-day quarantine in accordance with the minimum health protocol.
“Following current protocols, I will submit myself to RT PCR testing on Monday, which is the 7th day after my last exposure. The same protocols state that even if I test negative, I need to continue my quarantine until the 14th day from my last exposure,” she stated.
Robredo, despite away from her office, assured that her service will not be compromised and instead, she will continue working at home.
“Unfortunately, I need to have myself excused in the activities I have committed myself to. Apologies to everyone who may be affected by this. I will continue to work from home during the entire period,” she concluded.