AMID confirmation that government officials have been exposed to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) during its event last Thursday, Nlex Corp. underscored on Thursday that it observed security and sanitation protocols to safeguard its guests from the dreaded disease.
Nlex Corp. held a section inspection event with President Duterte on March 5, when it showed to the President the ongoing works at the C3-R10 section of the North Luzon Expressway (Nlex) Harbor Link. Duterte was joined by various government officials, including Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade and Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar.
The event, however, had a guest, who was confirmed this Wednesday, March 11, as positive for Covid-19. This has forced Tugade and Villar, their staff, and the persons they had mingled with to undergo self-quarantine, according to separate statements from Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope O. Libiran and Bulid, Build, Build (BBB) Program Chairman Anna Mae Y. Lamentillo.
Duterte himself, will soon undergo testing for Covid-19. Other prominent guests who joined the event were Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, various city mayors, transportation officials, and company executives and officers.
Diokno has undergone self-quarantine.
“In light of the information that a confirmed Covid-19 case attended the inspection of the Nlex Harbor Link C3-R10 Section last March 5, Nlex management would like to clarify that before and during the March 5 event, sanitation and security protocols were followed by event organizers including the submission of health declaration forms, thermal checking, availability of alcohol and sanitizers in all entrances of the tent venue,” the statement read.
The event was marked with Duterte speaking before the guests, saying that the opening of the new section complements his infrastructure program. He briefly joined the guests, but quickly left on a helicopter.