President Rodrigo Duterte is in quarantine after getting exposed to a Palace staff sick with COVID-19, Malacañang said Thursday.
Duterte, who has not made any public appearance so far this week, tested negative for COVID-19 but is still observing mandatory quarantine protocols, Cabinet Sec. Karlo Nograles said.
"The Chief Executive continues to work while in quarantine, and is in constant communication with the members of the Cabinet in order to ensure that urgent matters are addressed, and to monitor the implementation of his directives, particularly with regard to the government’s COVID-19 response," Nograles said.
Nograles also mentioned that the President visited Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City for a "routine medical-check up" but did not specify when the visit happened.
Duterte last appeared in public last week for his weekly Talk to the People.
Malacañang earlier said that the President, who was vaccinated with Sinopharm, also received a booster shot of the same brand.