DOT’s Puyat on quarantine after getting exposed to COVID-positive individual

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday said she is presently in isolation after she was exposed to an individual infected with COVID-19.

"I am currently in isolation following a recent exposure to a COVID-positive individual," Romulo-Puyat said in a social media post.

She said she would have herself tested for COVID-19 on Friday.

Romulo-Puyat said she is fully vaccinated against the deadly virus and she already got her booster shot.

"I will continue to work from home for the meantime until I get my medical clearance on the 10th day from first exposure," she said.

The Tourism chief urged the public to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and to avail of the booster jabs as well. She also called on everyone to follow the minimum health standards against the pandemic.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and the country’s vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., are also in quarantine after getting exposed to people with COVID-19. — RSJ, GMA News