Nagpositibo ulit sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) si Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana makalipas ang isang araw ng pagdalo nito sa pagdinig ng Senado sa mungkahing badyet ng kanyang departamento para sa 2022.

“We just found out through the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms that the good Secretary of National Defense is positive,” ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri sa isinagawang paghihimay ng Senado sa ihinirit na 2022 budget ng DND nitong Miyerkules.

“We were quite exposed yesterday,” paliwanag ni Zubiri.

Tiniyak naman ni Senate President Vicente Sotto III na sususpendihin nila ang deliberasyon ng Senado sa mungkahing budget ng DND at itutuloy lamang ito sa susunod na linggo

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“We were informed today. To play safe we will suspend budget deliberations until all those who were exposed to him yesterday will have an RT-PCR.Then we resume on Monday. The Senate will be disinfected,” sabi pa nito.

Unang nahawaan ng virus si Lorenzana nitong nakaraang Abril.

Hannah Torregoza