THE DEPARTMENT of Education office in Albay will be closed for five days after a male employee tested positive for Covid19.

DepEd-Albay’s operations will be halted from March 15 to March 19 to give way to disinfection of the office, its spokesman Froilan Tena said.

He added that office transactions will be held online because employees will work from home.

Albay Schools Division Superintendent Norma Samantela directed all employees to observe health protocols.

Samantela also advised those who were in the office from March 3 onwards to stay home and report to the Health and Nutrition Unit if they experience any Covid19 symptoms.

Employees will also undergo swab testing and must isolate themselves while waiting for the results.