MRT-3 shuts down as 186 workers get COVID
The Philippine Star|July 07, 2020
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 will suspend operations beginning today after 14 more MRT-3 personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019, bringing to 186 the total number of employees infected with COVID-19.
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MRT-3 shuts down as 186 workers get COVID

The MRT-3 management said the rail line would be closed probably until Saturday.

“The shutdown may be extended or shortened. A sufficient number of MRT-3 personnel must be cleared of the virus to be able to return to work,” the management said in a statement.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases recommended the closure of the MRT-3.

With fewer trains deployed yesterday and limited passenger capacity, commuters endured long lines, especially at the North Avenue station in Quezon City.

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