Harry Roque shared stage with Duterte few days before testing positive for COVID-19

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. shared the stage with President Rodrigo Duterte a few days before he tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Joseph Morong's report on "24 Oras", Roque was onstage at an event in Dumaguete City together with Duterte and several other officials on March 11.

Roque announced that he was COVID-19-positive on Monday, March 15.

"I was never in close contact with them," Roque said when asked if he was ever physically close to the President over the past few days.

Told that he was in close proximity to Duterte onstage, Roque said, "Nasa likod naman po ako."

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday announced that he tested positive for COVID-19

“Positibo po ako para sa COVID-19. Nag-test po ako kahapon lamang dahil sa pagpupulong kay Presidente mamaya, at ngayon po lumabas na positibo,” Roque said during his press briefing.

[I tested positive for COVID-19. I had myself tested yesterday because I will be meeting the President today, and the results came in today]

"Sa akin pong close contact, kinakailangan ninyo po mag-quarantine," he added.

[Those I have been in close contact with, you need to go on quarantine]

Roque, however, said he tested negative for COVID-19 last March 10 before he went with President Rodrigo Duterte for inauguration of infrastructure projects in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental on March 11.

He also held a press conference at the sidelines of COVID-19 vaccination  in Ilocos Norte last March 12. -NB, GMA News