OSG employee tests positive for coronavirus

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) was shut down on Tuesday after one of its employees tested positive in the rapid test for COVID-19. Solicitor General Jose Calida ordered the immediate lockdown of the OSG premises in Makati City even though the results of the employee’s confirmatory test have yet to be released.

“As a precautionary measure, and while awaiting the results of the confirmatory tests, no one except personnel from the FMS (Financial Management Service) and the sanitation and disinfection team, will be allowed in the premises,” Calida said.

“Likewise, no documents will be received or sent out until further notice,” he ordered.

—Dona Z. Pazzibugan