Bohol Island News Staff | Posted on March 16, 2020
Senator Miguel Zubiri confirmed on Monday night that he tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
According to his post on his verified Facebook page, it was only this afternoon that he learned of the result after Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III called him.
He said he got himself tested last Friday after going on self quarantine last Wednesday evening.
“My heart sank with what we had said but I’m uplifted with the fact that I am asymptomatic and have no fever or cough nor am I weak or have any headaches,” he wrote in his post.
He added that putting himself on self quarantine last Wednesday evening was the best decision he made and it has protected his family from contamination.
“As one of those very early on in the Senate who espoused and advocated for stronger Government response on controlling Covid 19, i was very careful in my dealings with people at work in the Senate. I practiced social distancing as well as a no handshake policy but yet i got contaminated,” Zubiri wrote on his post.
However, he emphasized that he is also puzzled how he got the virus.
He woll stay locked in isolation for 10 more days until he get checked once again and hopefully have a negative result.
“I hope my coming out will show how dangerously infectious this virus is. Sa aking mga Kababayans, makinig po tayo sa mga babala nang Gobyerno at wag na po kayo lumabas sa inyong mga tahanan. God bless us all,” he concluded.
