2nd Floor of Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Temporarily Closed Now
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PROVINCIAL CAPITOL – The 2nd floor of the provincial capitol of Neg. Occ. is temporarily closed now.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge challenge to over 200 countries and territories across the globe now. Philippines is one of the nations dealing with the said pandemic.
Even the World Health Organization (WHO) was alarmed by how rapid the disease spread across the globe. It was first recorded in China last December 2019.
In the Philippines, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 is over 112,00 now. The country is under community quarantine measures to curb the spread of the pandemic.
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Negros Occidental is one of the provinces with cases of COVID-19. Currently, the 2nd floor of the Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental is temporarily closed.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, a staff of a board member tested positive for COVID-19 prompting the temporary closure of the offices of the board members and the vice governor.
According to Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary Atty. Maki Ascalon, the staff who tested positive for COVID-19 is a 24-year-old female. Based on the report, the patient is from Bacolod City.
Disinfection is currently done in the Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental’s 2nd floor. The SP Secretary clarified that the last time that the patient reported to work was last June 24.
The 24-year-old woman was not able to report to work since then as their house was placed under a lockdown. It was because of the COVID-19 case in their area.
The board members and the co-staff members of the patient already went through swab testing. The employees are under a home quarantine now until the results of their tests are out.
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