MANILA, Philippines — Senator Nancy Binay will also go into self-quarantine after a resource person in a hearing she attended last week tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Following the decision of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian to go into self-quarantine, I have likewise decided to take similar precautions and self-monitor for the next 14 days,” Binay said in a statement on Wednesday. Gatchalian and I were present during the March 5, 2020 hearing, and it is with a heavy heart to learn that one of our resource speakers has been tested positive for COVID-19,” she added. Binay said she instructed her staff to also take the same precaution and go into self-quarantine. “With close to 50 people already been tested positive, it only shows that the exposure to the virus is real, and there’s a high chance that someone out there is a carrier,” she said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 11, 2020 14:26 UTC