The CSC had closed its Central Office for one week.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) had closed its Central Office in Batasan Hills, Quezon City for one week after five new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the said office.
In a report on Manila Bulletin, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Central Office has recorded five new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
As a result, the CSC said in a two-page advisory signed on Sunday by CSC Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala that the CSC Central Office would “continue to be closed for one week” from March 15 to March 19.
The advisory stated that the Central Office shall undertake disinfection measures and shall conduct contract tracing as part of precautionary measures.
In addition, the advisory stated that the closure was also intended to allow government employees and officials to observe the required period of self-isolation pending results of the COVID-19 testing conducted last week.
The Civil Service Commission advised its clients not to visit the Central Office from March 15 to March 19.
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CSC Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada, who shared the CSC advisory to the media, said that they had recorded five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections in the Central Office as of March 14.
Lizada told the Manila Bulletin in a Viber message on Sunday night that 44 passengers of the shuttle service were exposed and 10 employees had exhibited symptoms.
The Civil Service Commission advised its clients to continuously avail the services of its Office for Legal Affairs (OLA), Integrated Records Management Office (IRMO), Human Resource Relations Office (HRRO), and Civil Service Institute (CSI) online.
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