Tag: COVID-19 cases in the House of Representatives

COVID-19 cases in House of Representatives reach 80

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the House of Representatives have reached 80. House secretary-general Jose Montales said the 80th case was a staff member of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. The employee last reported for work from Sept. 14 to 18. She got tested after experiencing  headache, colds, body weakness, and the loss of taste and smell. At least two lawmakers from the House have died after testing positive for COVID-19: Rep. Ditas Ramos and […]

House of Representatives logs one more COVID-19 case, total at 50 so far

(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives reported another  COVID-19 case on Friday, Aug. 21, bringing the total to 50. According to House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales, the employee last reported for work on Aug. 17 and 18. The employee did not have any close contact with the other confirmed COVID-19 cases from the House. Contact tracing efforts are ongoing. The Department of Health has so far reported 178022 COVID-19 cases in the country. On Wednesday, the […]

House of Representatives reports 44th COVID-19 case

(Eagle News) — Another House of Representatives employee has tested positive for COVID-19. House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales said the employee was from the Plenary Support Service. She was a close contact of a confirmed case from the Committee on Rules, and last reported for work from August 3 to August 5. Contact tracing is ongoing. With the development, a total of 44 employees of the House of Representatives tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, Senior […]