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Duque in quarantine after staff tests positive for COVID-19

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John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on December 27, 2021. King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/14/20211004-duterte-rodrigo-talk-to-the-people-mnib-15.jpg"/><figcaption>Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a meeting with key government officials at the Malacañan Palace on December 27, 2021. <em>King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (UPDATE) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said he is under quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19 last week.</p><p>Duque has yet to be tested for the coronavirus.</p><p>&quot;So bukas po magpapa-test ako and hopefully, negative [ako]. I&#x27;ll be under quarantine until [Jan.] 8th, or 10 days in all,&quot; he said during a public briefing led by President Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>Duque said he has no symptoms of the respiratory disease.</p><p>Duterte, meanwhile, said in jest that the health chief must not get sick.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Wag kang magsakit-sakit diyan, kasi mawalan tayo ng general sa health issues,&quot; he said.</p><p>Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana also said he was in isolation after being exposed to infected members of his household.</p><p>The Cabinet members&#x27; revelations came hours after the Philippines reported 5,434 fresh COVID-19 cases and a 26.2 percent positivity rate based on test results of samples from 24,855 individuals on Jan. 2.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/22/ph-logs-5434-fresh-covid-cases-262pct-positivity-rate">Philippines reports 5,434 fresh COVID-19 cases, 26.2pct positivity rate</a></li></ul><p>The latest ratio of people testing positive of COVID-19 is the highest since Sep. 15 last year, according to Edson Guido, head of the ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team.</p><p>The Philippines has been classified as high risk for COVID-19 following the sharp rise in new cases.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1880316" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Duque said he has no symptoms of the respiratory disease.

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Duque in quarantine after staff tests positive for COVID-19

John Gabriel Agcaoili,

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Published Jan 04, 2022 11:19 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 05, 2022 02:21 AM PHT

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