MANILA – A House of Representatives employee, who tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have passed away on Sunday morning, according to PBA party-list Representative Jericho Nograles.
Nograles said Sunday the unnamed employee died at around 1:45 a.m. – making her the ninth casualty from COVID-19 in the country.
“Nalulungkot ang buong Kamara de Representantes. At the same time, nababahala din kami at kinakabahan din kami kung sino ba ang kaniyang mga nakausap,” Nograles said in an interview with DZBB.
Nograles added that, following the death of the employee, the House leadership should immediately conduct contact tracing as to whom have a direct contact with the COVID-19 patient.
“‘Yung importante dito ay dapat maisagawa na ang contact tracing at sana ang House of Representatives ay maging transparent dito para maging example naman ito sa lahat ng mga kompanya,” he said.
“Ito ay kasama sa panawagan ng Pangulo na dapat transparent tayo at dapat aware tayo,” he added.
Based on the latest data from the Department of Health, there were 140 positive cases of COVID-19 infection in the country with 12 deaths as of Sunday./PN
