MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday said he is ending his self-quarantine after he tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an interview on dzMM, Health Secretary Francisco Duque announced that Gatchalian and Senator Nancy Binay tested negative for the virus that broke out in China in late 2019. ADVERTISEMENT“After submitting myself to a COVID-19 test last Friday, I’m happy to hear from the pronouncements made by Health Secretary Francisco Duque over DZMM Teleradyo just this morning that I tested negative for the disease. Thus, I’m ending my self-quarantine,” Gatchalian said in a statement sent shortly after Duque revealed the test results. This announcement by Duque also came a day after Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2020 02:15 UTC