Manila Bulletin
1 DOJ employee succumbs to COVID-19 infection
The Department of Justice (DOJ) assures that witnesses under the Witness Protection Program (WPP) are safe despite the death of a personnel due to COVID-19 complications.
A 54-year-old WPP staff member died this week, becoming the second DOJ worker to succumb to the virus.
Seventeen WPP personnel in total tested positive for COVID-19, with others considered safe.
Since last year, the DOJ has recorded 68 confirmed COVID-19 cases among its workers, with 47 active infections as of Wednesday.
A commercial establishment near the DOJ, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court compound in Manila was placed under granular lockdown.
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