Manila Bulletin
DOJ on lockdown until June 28 due to COVID-19 infections
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila has been placed on lockdown from June 18 to June 28 after five personnel tested positive for COVID-19 through PCR tests.
This lockdown follows rapid antibody tests conducted since June 5, which showed 72 employees, including outsourced personnel, as positive for the virus.
Of the five confirmed COVID-19 cases, three are in the DOJ proper, one is in a field office, and one is an outsourced security guard.
Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra stated that the DOJ compound will undergo disinfection and contact tracing during the lockdown.
Work will continue to be done from home, and affidavits and motions will still be received at the frontline, though preliminary investigations may be reset.
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