BJMP personnel tests positive for COVID-19

One personnel from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), a female paralegal officer from the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory, has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first confirmed case among BJMP personnel.

She had been working from home since March 21 due to pre-existing conditions including asthma, hypertension, and diabetes, and has not been to the jail since its lockdown on that date.

The BJMP is providing assistance to the employee, who is under strict quarantine, and contact tracing is underway for those she may have interacted with.

All personnel the patient last interacted with have self-quarantined to prevent potential mass infection within the jail.

The Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory, built for 800 individuals, housed over 3,800 inmates as of 2016, making physical distancing difficult and raising concerns about the potential spread of diseases like COVID-19.