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DOJ reduces onsite working capacity as COVID cases rise

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MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will reduce the number of workers physically reporting in its offices, Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Sunday as the country saw a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases.Guevarra said DOJ offices will see fewer employees starting Monday, Jan. 10.&quot;I have reduced the on-site workforce at the DOJ main offices from 60 percent to 30 percent effective Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 &#x27;till Jan. 15, 2022 or as may be further necessary,&quot; he said.&quot;We have disinfected the DOJ premises this weekend and will continue to do so regularly,&quot; he said.Guevarra added that DOJ personnel who have been exposed to COVID-positive persons have been told to undergo isolation and seek medical care.&quot;Work-from-home and online conduct of official transactions shall be the primary mode of rendering service during this period,&quot; he said.Guevarra noted that &quot;many&quot; DOJ employees are scheduled to receive their COVID-19 booster shots this January.Thirty-nine COVID-19 cases were reported in several DOJ offices nationwide during the first week of 2022, according to the agency&#x27;s data released last Thursday.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/06/22/doj-logs-39-new-covid-19-cases">DOJ records 39 new COVID-19 cases on first week of 2022</a></li></ul>

The Department of Justice will reduce the number of workers physically reporting in its offices, Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Sunday.