“As a matter of protocol, these 11 employees were told to report to their respective barangay health emergency response teams and go on home quarantine while waiting for the results of their [polymerase chain reaction] tests,” MIAA said.
Another batch of Naia personnel would undergo testing on Saturday, with consequent tests to be done twice or thrice a week.Greater risk “MIAA urges everyone to avail of this free testing especially those whose nature of work exposes them to greater risk of catching the virus,” it said. Testing was done at the check-in area of Naia Terminal 4, the old domestic terminal, which has remained closed since March. The other three terminals are open for flight operations.
Antitrafficking officers at the airport were placed on lockdown for two weeks from July 8 to 22 after some employees were found positive for the coronavirus. At that time, MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said there were no plans to shut down airport operations. Instead, the offices where the confirmed cases were assigned would be closed for up to three days for disinfection, he added.
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