Negros Occidental Capitol Offices Closed For Disinfection
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – The capital offices of Negros Occidental were closed for disinfection on Thursday afternoon.
According to Panay News, these offices were the offices of Negros Occidental’s vice governor and Provincial Board members at the provincial capitol building.
The disinfection was done after a staff member of a board member has been recognized as a potential carrier of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019).
Governor Eugenio Lacson said that he ordered the personnel to leave their offices earlier than usual due to the development and still counted the employee as a PUM (person under monitoring).
“As a precautionary measure, the said offices were closed for sanitization and disinfection. All other government transactions at the Capitol remain business as usual,”
The PUM, who is a woman worked as a technical assistant of a board member, manifested flu-like symptoms.
She was among those who joined the delegation of councilors from the western province of Negros during the Philippine Councilors League National Convention, which was held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on February 26 to 28.
As per the report, Government Lacson said that as of the moment, none of the councilors who were at the event showed symptoms for possible COVID-19 infection.
“It’s been 13 days. No councilor has been complaining,”
The PUM is currently admitted to the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital and will undergo laboratory tests.
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