THE campaign headquarters of former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in Mandaluyong City will be closed for another week after 30 of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. A big number of Marcos' staff and UniTeam volunteers tested positive for Covid-19 during a facility-wide reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted on January 7. Marcos' camp on Sunday said the UniTeam headquarter will remain closed for another week "to ensure everyone's safety and protection." Initially, over 30 staff and volunteers tested positive for the virus in the antigen testing conducted on January 3, which prompted Marcos to order the lockdown of the building. On Friday, a comprehensive RT-PCR test was conducted resulting in the discovery of at least 68 staff infected with Covid-19.

Source: Manila Times January 09, 2022 22:11 UTC