Senator Lito Lapid has tested positive for COVID-19, his chief of staff confirmed.
Lapid’s chief of staff Jericho Acedera said the senator is now in a hospital and doctors consider his case as “mild to moderate”.
Lapid’s personal and close-in employees tested negative in their antigen tests and have no symptoms.
Apart from Lapid, Senator Richard Gordon recently got infected by the virus. He was brought to the Makati Medical Center.
Senators Bong Revilla, Ronald Dela Rosa, Migz Zubiri, Sonny Angara also got infected with COVID-19 in the past.
