Bicol RTC in Legazpi City on lockdown after employee contracts COVID-19
LEGAZPI CITY –– The Regional Trial Courtroom (RTC) Department 1 on the Corridor of Justice constructing on the Regional Middle website in Barangay Rawis right here was positioned on lockdown on Sunday after an worker examined constructive for coronavirus illness (COVID-19).
Metropolis Mayor Noel Rosal, the Metropolis Interagency Activity Pressure on Rising Infectious Illnesses (IATF) chairperson, stated on Monday that the closure was ordered after the Division of Well being (DOH) reported that an worker had examined constructive for the viral illness.
The IATF advisory stated the short-term closure took impact Sunday to provide sufficient time for disinfection of the complete constructing and its premises.
The service of the RTC Department 1 would resume as soon as contact tracing and testing of at the very least ten staff assigned on the department have been accomplished.
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Individuals who transacted enterprise with the courtroom have been suggested to watch well being tips and, if signs of the virus have been noticed, to right away report back to the Metropolis Well being Workplace (CHO) for evaluation.
A discover shall be posted for the lifting of the lockdown.
The RTC Department 1 is the sixth authorities workplace to be positioned on lockdown on this metropolis this yr.
The Division of Schooling (DepEd) Bicol workplace, the Authorities Service Insurance coverage System workplace, Pag-IBIG Fund, Legazpi Metropolis Hospital, and the DepEd Albay have been additionally placed on lockdown final yr and early this yr on account of rising instances of COVID-19.
As of March 20, Bicol has 5,129 instances because the pandemic began final yr.
Lively instances are at 373, whereas recoveries are at four,530. The demise toll is at 226.
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