The Judiciary closes the 3^rd floor of the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain.

Via a statement the Judiciary says the floor was closed for deep sanitising yesterday after a member of staff, who is a secondary COVID-19 contact, was exposed to other staff at the Court of Appeal.

According to the release, the 3^rd floor of the building houses the Appeal Court Registries, the 2 Appeal Courts, the library, some judges’ chambers, including the Chief Justice’s and his conference room where virtual hearings of appeals are held.

The Judiciary said the 3^rd floor of the building, including the Appeal Court Registry and the library will remain closed, and the public will be informed as soon as further information is available.

It added that virtual hearings and electronic filing remain available for the Court of Appeal.

Last Friday, the Siparia District Court was closed until further notice as a precautionary measure as one of its staff members could have been exposed to a primary COVID-19 contact.

At the time, the Judiciary said the staff member had not been confirmed as a positive case, but the usual precautions called for the closure of the building for sanitization.

In-person hearings and activities at the building were stopped but virtual hearings continued.