BACOLOD CITY – Operations at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Bacolod was ordered suspended until Friday, January 22, after five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
This was disclosed on Monday, January 18, by NBI Bacolod head Atty. Renoir Baldovina, who said the office will reopen on Monday, January 25, after a thorough disinfection.
He said those who were infected were members of the administrative and clearance staff. They reportedly exhibited mild symptoms like coughs and colds.
They were already transferred to the city’s quarantine facility for treatment. Contact tracing was already being conducted.
Baldovino also said swab tests were conducted on the other personnel at NBI Bacolod, and all have tested negative.