Public Works Minister engineer Deligne Ascensión announced he tested positive for Covid-19. He said he is asymptomatic and will be keeping quarantine.
Ascensión was last reported to have visited the Bayaguana Santo Cristo religious sanctuary to see the progress of that construction that was inaugurated by former President Danilo Medina.
Ascensión is the second minister to test positive this week. Earlier in the week, Interior & Police Minister Jesus (Chu) Vasquez had announced he tested positive.
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4 October 2020