MMDA suspends work after 9 personnel test positive for COVID-19

Updated Fri, July 10, 2020 at 1:07 AM Published Tue, July 7, 2020 at 10:50 AM

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.

This brings the total number of MMDA personnel who contracted the virus to nine, with three more cases confirmed on Thursday, July 9.

MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim made the decision to suspend operations based on the recommendation of the MMDA COVID-19 Committee to protect both employees and the public.

All MMDA personnel were sent home at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, and no one will be allowed to enter the offices until the sanitation and disinfection process is completed by Sunday, July 12.

The offices of the infected personnel have already been locked down and disinfected, and contact tracing is underway.

Close contacts are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine and swab testing.

MMDA offices are expected to resume normal operations on Monday.

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