Senator Richard Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19. He said he was vaccinated and is currently asymptomatic.
“Regular nagpapa-test ako. Asymptomatic ako. Kaagad nag-[isolate] na ko. Ako nasa bahay ngayon,” Gordon, chairman, and CEO of Philippine Red Cross, said in a DZXL interview.
(I get tested regularly. I am asymptomatic. I immediately [isolated]. I’m at home now.)
Gordon added that he and his wife, Katherine Howell Gordon, have already received their COVID-19 vaccines. “Nakapagbakuna na kami. Magtetest siya in about 3 days para sigurado tayo,” he said.
(We have been vaccinated. She will be tested in about 3 days, so we are sure.)
Gordon told ABS-CBN News that he was tested for COVID-19 after he showed symptoms of drowsiness, which is uncommon for him. The senator added that he also felt he was coming down with a cold.
In a separate interview with ABS-CBN News, the senator said he was advised to take a COVID test after exhibiting symptoms of drowsiness, which is uncommon for him. He added that he also felt he was coming down with a cold.
Gordon recalled he was not wearing a face mask while talking to a janitor before getting tested.
He is now being quarantined and will undergo further testing in an undisclosed hospital.
Vaccinated Richard Gordon tests positive for COVID-19
Gordon is the sixth senator to have contracted COVID-19, and Senators Koko Pimentel, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Sonny Angara, Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
Meanwhile, the OCTA Research Group asked the public to avoid eating out and attending social gatherings, also following the threat of the spread of the Delta variant in the country.
Prof. Ranjit Rye warned that there is a high probability of being infected with the virus when eating out and attending multiple gatherings, especially if not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Dr. Guido David said that prevention is the key to preventing the disease now that the supply of vaccines is still limited.
“We are in a race against the Delta variant. 20% of our population are fully vaccinated, and we need 40% to 50% fully vaccinated for population protection,” said David.
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