MRT-3 operations suspended starting July 7 over rising COVID-19 cases among workers

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The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will temporarily suspend its operations starting Tuesday, July 7, following the increasing number of its personnel who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Monday.

In a virtual press briefing, DOTr Undersecretary for Rails Timothy John Batan said the temporary suspension was resolved by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) after the number of personnel infected by the disease rose to 186 as of Sunday afternoon.

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