(DOTr-MRT-3 / MANILA BULLETIN) MRT director Michael Capati is also infected, but is said to be recovering, he added. The announcement came after the transportation department announced late Wednesday evening that the MRT-3 depot in Quezon City has been placed under “enhanced access control” since last week after 42 employees tested positive for COVID-19, with one confirmed fatality. Thirty-six of the 42 affected employees are office personnel, while six are maintenance workers of Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Tugade said the infections are now contained in the rail sector after contact tracing and mass swab testing were conducted among its employees following its first reported case of COVID-19.