DETAINED former senator Leila de Lima tested negative for the coronavirus (Covid-19) after being exposed to Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos, Jr., who visited her on Sunday after an attempted hostage taking.

In a handwritten statement shown on her social media platforms, De Lima said she underwent a reverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on Monday.

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