The new Talisay City Hall will be temporarily closed from Thursday to Friday, January 27-28, for disinfection as a deterrent against COVID-19, Mayor Neil Lizares said Wednesday.
Normal business operations will resume on January 31.
He said a lawyer at the City Legal Office tested positive for COVID-19 and a lot of city government employees have colds, which are COVID-like symptoms.
Talisay City had 33 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 176 active cases on Wednesday, the Talisay City Health Office reported.
The city also had one new COVID-19 death.
The city has had 2,771 COVID-19 cases and 96 deaths since the start of the pandemic last year.*