Over 80 MMDA employees contract COVID-19 | Inquirer News

Over 80 MMDA employees contract COVID-19

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 06:15 PM January 05, 2022

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said that 82 of its staff tested positive for coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) personnel. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said that 82 of its staff tested positive for coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19.

“Kahapon sila nag undergo ng swab test dahil [may] mga mild symptoms, lahat sila naka-isolate na and the agency is conducting contact tracing na,” MMDA chief information officer Sharon Gentalian told reporters in a Viber group message.

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(Yesterday they underwent a swab test because they were experiencing mild symptoms, they are all now under isolation and the agency is conducting contact tracing.)

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Normal operations also remain in the MMDA’s offices despite the number of infected staff.

“The management is making sure na hindi maaantala ang pagbibigay ng serbisyo sa publiko [that the services to the public will not be delayed],” Gentalian said.

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These infections came while the country is going through another surge of COVID-19 infections, which the health department attributed to the increased mobility during the yuletide season as well as the presence of the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron variant.

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Metro Manila was then placed under Alert Level 3, along with Rizal, Bulacan, and Cavite in an effort to curb the further spread of the virus.

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Earlier, the Department of Health reported 10,775 COVID-19 infections, which brought active infections to 39,974.

Of the newly-reported infections, 69 percent or 7,420 came from Metro Manila alone.

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