Duterte under quarantine after household staff gets COVID-19

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This March 2020 file photo shows President Rodrigo Duterte under quarantine after a congressman he had interacted with reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:04 p.m.) — President Rodrigo Duterte is under quarantine after a member of his household staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Palace announced Thursday, saying also that the president has tested negative for the coronavirus.

 

Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said the 76-year-old Duterte has tested negative for the disease but is observing mandatory quarantine protocols.

 

"The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was recently exposed to household staff who tested positive for COVID-19," Nograles said in a statement.

 

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