62 MMDA personnel contracted COVID-19 from March to July —spokesperson

At least 62 personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have contracted COVID-19 from March to July, agency spokesperson Celine Pialago said Monday.

Of this number, 20 are active cases, Pialago said in a televised briefing, adding the agency recorded one casualty and four personnel are currently in an isolation facility.

The MMDA also suspended work in its offices on July 9 and 10 for sanitation and disinfection.

MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim earlier said the MMDA has its own isolation facility to accommodate employees exposed to persons with COVID-19, tested positive following a rapid test, and for those awaiting swab test results.

The 800-square meter isolation facility, located at the MMDA’s parking area, has two sections. Each section has a 24-bed capacity equipped with shower rooms, comfort rooms, and lavatories. The rooms are fully air-conditioned, with WI-FI connection and are regularly cleaned and sanitized.

Free meals are also provided. —KBK, GMA News