{"id":268015,"date":"2020-09-07T08:48:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T12:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=268015"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:58:38","slug":"roque-in-self-isolation-after-aide-contracts-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/07\/roque-in-self-isolation-after-aide-contracts-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Roque in self-isolation after aide contracts Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_160926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160926\" style=\"width: 1350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160926\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Roque-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. (Photo: YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has placed himself under isolation in his home after one of his security aides tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n<p>Roque said his security aide tested positive for Covid-19 last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNag<\/em>\u00a0positive\u00a0<em>ang aking isang<\/em>\u00a0security detail.\u00a0<em>Wala naman akong sintomas<\/em>\u00a0(My security detail tested positive. I have no symptoms), but we\u2019re following protocol po,\u201d he said in a virtual presser on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, he also clarified that his coronavirus-infected security aide is in charge of his vehicle.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cialis super active online <a href=\"https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/cialis-super-active.html\">https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/cialis-super-active.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>However, he said there was no need for reporters and other media workers to self-isolate since his aide never left his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no need for the media who covered me during last Saturday&#8217;s event to quarantine since my aide who tested positive did not leave the vehicle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Roque also assured that he tested negative for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI myself got tested for Covid-19 last Saturday and it yielded a negative result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy female viagra online <a href=\"https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/female-viagra.html\">https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/female-viagra.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Despite testing negative, he opted not to physically attend President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) in Malaca\u00f1an Palace scheduled Monday night.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy diflucan online <a href=\"https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/diflucan.html\">https:\/\/neramedprep.org\/scripts\/css\/diflucan.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Instead, he will be attending the meeting via video conferencing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cT<em>uloy po iyong pagmi-<\/em>meeting\u00a0<em>sa ilang mga miyembro ng Gabinete. Hindi po ako<\/em>\u00a0physically\u00a0<em>makakarating dahil nga<\/em>\u00a0(The meeting with select members of the Cabinet will push through. I won\u2019t physically be there because) I\u2019m on isolation pero (but) I will join online po,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidential Security Group continues to be on \u201chigh-alert\u201d status over the health and safety of the President despite the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n<p>Screening procedures such as mandatory rapid antibody detection testing and disinfection of engagement areas are still in effect.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;no invitation, no entry&#8221; policy is still being imposed on all visitors and guests in Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte\u2019s attendance will be restricted to small group private meetings while engagements that require large crowd gatherings would be discouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has placed himself under isolation in his home after one of his security aides tested &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":160926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-268015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-azer-parrocha","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268015"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286523,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268015\/revisions\/286523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}