Gordon tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 28, 2021 12:17 PM PHT
Senator Richard Gordon said he has been infected with the coronavirus but he is asymptomatic.
The senator himself confirmed this when asked in a DZXL interview on Wednesday, July 28, if he tested positive for the virus.
“Yes, yes. Regular nagpapa-test ako. Asymptomatic ako (Yes, yes. I am regularly tested. I am asymptomatic)
,” said Gordon, who is also chairman of the humanitarian organization Philippine Red Cross that offers various pandemic response services in the country, including cheaper COVID-19 tests.
Gordon said he immediately isolated himself at home as soon as he found out he was positive. He virtually attended the opening of the Senate s session and President Rodrigo Duterte s State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26.
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Photo from Philippine Red Cross
“We immediately deployed the amphibian together with our Water and Search and Rescue Team to conduct rescue operations in Marikina,” said PRC Chairman and CEO Senator Richard Gordon in a Twitter post.
“We are also on standby to immediately deploy additional assets and manpower as needed,” he added.
Marikina River now at alert level 2. We immediately deployed the amphibian together with our Water and Search and Rescue Team to conduct rescue operations in Marikina. @philredcross Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) July 23, 2021
The Marikina River reached Alert Level 2 after the water level below the Sto, Niño Bridge soared to over 16 meters on Saturday, July 24.
This was a confirmation that many have dreaded in the Philippines for weeks.
Local transmission of the highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) late Thursday night.
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