Manila, Dec. 1 -- A total of 98 persons have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the House of Representatives following the conduct of its first-ever mass testing, a House official said on Tuesday.
House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza said the number represents nearly 5 percent of 2,000 House lawmakers and employees who underwent the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing since Nov. 10.
"It's the first time a mass testing was conducted in the House since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic in March, and this happened less than one month after Speaker Velasco assumed office," Mendoza said.
Mendoza said Velasco ordered the mass testing to ensure the health and safety of everyone in the B...