The Polytechnic University of the Philippines had temporarily suspended physical transactions in its campuses in Metro Manila.

No on-site transactions will be allowed in PUP campuses in Sta. Mesa, San Juan, Quezon City, Taguig and Parañaque until the end of March.

All scheduled appointments from March 24 to 31, 2021 will be accommodated starting April.

The measure was adopted upon the recommendation of the PUP Covid19 Task Force because of the surge in Covid19 cases.

The university said that some villages where PUP campuses are located were placed under lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

It said that 16 of its staff were infected with the virus, 95 had direct exposure to confirmed cases, and one died.