COVID-19: Staff at ADB headquarters to work from home

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: Staff at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) headquarters in Manila, Philippines is temporarily working from home from Thursday following advice that a visitor to the Bank has tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19, according to a press release.

The Bank’s Manila headquarters facility has been closed from  Thrusday to undertake cleaning and disinfecting.  Bank operations will continue. ADB Management will make a decision in coming days on when to reopen the bank premises.

“The safety of staff, visitors to the Bank, and their families is of utmost importance to us. We are providing support to staff who interacted with the visitor,” said ADB Vice President for Administration and Corporate Management Deborah Stokes.

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