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Ejercito, Binay latest senators to catch COVID-19

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of PRIB/Bibo Nueva España, Senate PRIB" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/08/19/20220819-senator-jv-nancy.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of PRIB/Bibo Nueva España, Senate PRIB</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — Senators JV Ejercito and Nancy Binay have tested positive for COVID-19, the latest members of the Senate to catch the virus this month.</p><p>Ejercito announced his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter Friday.</p><p>&quot;Tested positive for COVID-19 according to RT-PCR yesterday morning test, result of which was e-mailed late last night,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>He said he was not experiencing symptoms of the respiratory disease and urged the public to take precautions. </p><p>Ejercito first contracted COVID-19 in January.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/04/22/jv-ejercito-tests-positive-for-covid-19">Ex-senator JV Ejercito tests positive for COVID-19</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tested positive for COVID-19 according to RT-PCR yesterday morning test, result of which was e-mailed late last night.<br/><br/>No symptoms.<br/><br/>Ingat pa rin po tayo.</p>— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) <a href="https://twitter.com/jvejercito/status/1560411916992151552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Meanwhile, Binay said she was undergoing self-isolation after catching COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;After more than 2 years of consciously observing all protocols to avoid the virus, it is unfortunate that yesterday (Aug. 18), I tested positive for COVID-19,&quot; she said in a statement.</p><p>Binay asked the public to pray for her and her colleagues in the Senate and their full recovery.</p><p>&quot;As always, prayer is our first line of defense,&quot; she said.</p><p>On Thursday, Sen. Joel Villanuva announced he also got infected with COVID-19.</p><p>Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Imee Marcos, Cynthia Villar, and Grace Poe were earlier infected with the virus.</p><p>Following the spike in cases, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri ordered the &quot;total lockdown&quot; of the Senate building on Monday to conduct a &quot;thorough cleaning and disinfecting.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/22/senate-bans-guests-after-3-senators-catch-covid-19">Senate bans guests after Cayetano, Marcos, and Villar catch COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>Last week, the Senate announced it would tighten its health and security protocols starting Aug. 15, following the COVID-19 infection of some senators. The new policy would last for 3 weeks.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/10/22/senate-bans-guests-after-3-senators-catch-covid-19">Senate bans guests after Cayetano, Marcos, and Villar catch COVID-19</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines recorded 3,758 new COVID-19 cases, data from the Department of Health showed on Thursday, bringing the country&#x27;s total confirmed coronavirus infections to 3,844,708. </p><p>Active cases stood at 36,115 while those who recovered from the illness have reached 3,747,372, the DOH said.</p><p>There were 48 new deaths from COVID, the 6th straight day with a death toll of over 40, according to the ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/18/22/philippines-logs-3758-new-covid-cases-48-new-deaths">Philippines reports 3,758 new COVID-19 cases, 48 new deaths</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/veyf4qq-8EE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>