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Tricia Robredo confirms isolation due to COVID-19, no contact with VP’s security
Vice President Leni Robredo's daughter Tricia on Thursday confirmed that she is in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, and clarified that she has not been in contact with her mother's security, who also contracted the virus.
"Setting the record straight – I tested positive for COVID and I’m currently still in isolation. I was transferred from the quarantine hotel to the isolation facility on Christmas Day. Mga kapatid ko lang na-expose sa akin kasi sabay kaming bumiyahe [Only my sisters were exposed to me because they traveled with me]. They’re finishing home Q now," the younger Robredo, a physician, said in a tweet.
The Vice President had said in a Facebook live on Wednesday that Tricia had tested positive and will complete her quarantine even after testing negative since.
Robredo announced that she, too, is in quarantine, after her close-in security tested positive for the virus.
On Thursday, Vice President Robredo posted again to clarify the situation, in response to misinformation apparently circulating that Tricia was not in quarantine and that she had infected the staffer.
"My close-in security never had any exposure to Tricia because she was in the isolation facility when my security reported for his post Christmas duty," she wrote on Facebook.
"Aika and Jillian are on home quarantine because they were the ones who got exposed after they traveled together. Until now, they are not leaving their bedrooms and are continuing with their quarantine," Robredo added.
Tricia's Twitter post was also made in response to the apparent fake news.
"I have no close in security and I haven’t been exposed to my mom since coming home. Happy new year lalo na sa mga nagkakalat ng fake news :) [especially to those spreading fake news] to better hobbies in 2022!" she added.
She had also earlier posted photos and video of her stay in the quarantine facility.
On Thursday, the Department of Tourism confirmed that a woman returning from the United States skipped quarantine and instead went to a party in Makati, where some attendees later tested positive for the virus. The DOT said that charges will be filed against the hotel that allowed her to avoid quarantine. — BM, GMA News
