255 Mandaluyong tricycle drivers test positive for COVID-19

Mandaluyong City confirmed that 255 tricycle drivers tested positive for COVID-19 through rapid tests.

Mayor Menchie Abalos stated that the local government cannot trace how the tricycle drivers contracted the virus, as they came from different barangays and were not yet operating when tested.

All 255 drivers who tested positive are asymptomatic and will undergo PCR testing.

They will be isolated, with facilities provided for those unable to home quarantine.

The local government has conducted rapid tests on approximately 4,000 tricycle drivers out of the city's 8,000 registered drivers.

Should the city shift to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) on June 1, only half of the tricycle drivers will be allowed to operate through a color-coding system.

All operating drivers must wear face masks and gloves, and disinfectants and logbooks must be available.