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Malacañang will be closed Thursday for disinfection – PSG chief

/ 12:22 AM March 12, 2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang will be closed on Thursday for disinfection as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Presidential Security Group (PSG) commander, Col. Jesus Durante, confirmed this in a phone interview with INQUIRER.net.

“The disinfection will only last for a while, but it will be done by sectors,” he said, speaking partly in Filipino. “So maybe it would last a whole day because they can’t do all of it at the same time.”

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The disinfection of the “main Palace” will be regularly implemented to protect the seat of the government from the COVID-19 threat, Durante explained.

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The directive came after Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade separately announced that they would undergo self-quarantine after interacting with coronavirus-positive individuals.

READ: Finance chief Dominguez to go into self-quarantine

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READ: Tugade also going into self-quarantine for contact with COVID-19 carrier

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