DOJ: Two prosecution offices report Covid-19 cases
Two prosecution offices in the Philippines reported confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday.
The Office of the Provincial Prosecutor in Laguna closed last March 15 after a prosecutor tested positive for Covid-19 but has since recovered and is still under quarantine.
In Parañaque City, the justice complex was closed until next week following the death of a litigant reportedly due to Covid-19.
Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said urgent inquests will be reassigned to other offices with working skeletal forces during total lockdowns.
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