Senate not on lockdown, just restricted access – Sotto 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Vanne Elaine TerrazolaSenate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday clarified that the Senate is only under “restricted access” and not on lockdown as he earlier announced. In a text message to reporters, Sotto said he issued a directive to enforce a restricted access in the Upper Chamber’s compound — and not a lockdown — after a resource person in a recent Senate hearing tested positive for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Certain areas of the building will be cordoned off from Senate employees while disinfection is being conducted. “Officials and their staff who have work to do and complete are required to report for work,” Sotto said in a separate statement.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 12, 2020 03:55 UTC