It is not only detained opposition senator Leila De
Lima is opting not to be tested for the novel coronavirus 2019 disease or COVID-2019.
Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Rissa
Hontoveros refused to undergo swabbing for the coronavirus disease even after
senator Miguel Zubiri has tested positive for the virus, citing a
Department of Health (DOH) policy prioritizing the elderly and symptomatic
patients amid a limited supply of test kits.
Pangilinan and Hontiveros decided not to take the test
after Senate President Vicente Sotto III's call for all senators to be checked.
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| Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Rissa Hontoveros (photo credit to owner) |
"Initially, I
was planning to get tested, but when I learned that DOH prescribed protocols
provided that only those who had been exposed to COVID positive persons with
flu symptoms should be tested, I decided that since I had no symptoms then I
ought not to be tested," Pangilinan told ABS-CBN News.
"I have,
however, been on self-quarantine since Tuesday last week as recommended by the
same DOH protocols," he said.
Senator Hontiveros
also opted not to be tested for COVID-19 for the same reasons.
"She's
following health protocols... She is not displaying any symptoms,"
Hontiveros' staff said in a separate message when asked if the senator was
among those who underwent the COVID-19 test in Sotto's office on March 17,
2020.
"She is under
self-quarantine after Sen. Migz tested positive for COVID-19," her staff
said.
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