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MRT3 to resume operations on limited capacity on Monday
A total of 281 Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT3) workers have tested positive for COVID-19, with 14 of them being ticket sellers.
Of the 281 infected personnel, 1,093 depot workers and 1,010 station personnel have tested negative for coronavirus.
The MRT3 resumed limited operations on Monday, July 13, after reaching the minimum required number of personnel.
To augment operations, 12 train sets and 90 buses were deployed.
The MRT3 suspended its operations from July 7 to 11 due to the increasing number of personnel testing positive for COVID-19.
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A total of 202 Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) personnel have tested positive for COVID-19.
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The MRT-3 suspended operations from July 7, 2020, for approximately 5 days pending RT-PCR testing and disinfection of facilities.
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The Metro Rail Transit Line (MRT-3) temporarily ceased operations for five days from July 7 to July 11, 2020, to allow all personnel to undergo reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or swab testing for Covid-19.
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The MRT3 has resumed its train service with stringent health safeguards, including a prohibition on passengers talking or taking calls inside trains to curb COVID-19 transmission.
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has suspended all work in its offices on Thursday and Friday, July 9 and 10, to conduct sanitation and disinfection after nine of its personnel tested positive for COVID-19.
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