LTO Central Office, QC licensing office suspend work after 12 employees test positive for COVID-19

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) suspended all work and transactions at its Central Office and at the Quezon City Licensing Office on Wednesday after 12 employees tested positive for COVID-19.

The LTO announced it suspended work at the said offices at 12 noon. 

The agency said it decided to suspend transactions at its Central Office and at its Quezon City Licensing Office this Wednesday afternoon until Friday in order to disinfect the premises and make sure that the possible transmission of the coronavirus is contained.

“The health and safety of our employees, as well as those of the public whom we are serving is important. We have suspended operations in order to make sure that the threat of spreading the coronavirus at our offices is contained. We are now conducting disinfection as well as further testing on all of our employees,” LTO chief Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante said.

The LTO conducted a rapid test for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on 100 employees. 

Of those tested, 12 were found to be positive for the coronavirus.  

These employees have undergone RT-PCR swab tests and are now awaiting results.

Further, all employees at the LTO Central Office and at its Quezon City Licensing Office were ordered to undergo testing for the coronavirus on Thursday.

The LTO reiterates that work at the LTO’s Central Office and at its Quezon City Licensing Office has been suspended on Thursday and Friday. 

Operations in these offices will resume on Monday, June 22. —KG, GMA News