Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores says the ban aims to lessen 'superpreader' events that have contributed to rising coronavirus infections on the island.
Huwag nating antayin na muli na pang maapektuhan nito ang ating turismo[Translation: We need to ensure the safety of our tourists and residents from the virus. Parties are one of the reasons behind the increasing cases in Boracay. Let us not wait for our tourism industry to be affected again.]
Curfew hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. will be also enforced on the island. All tourists are also still required to present negative swab tests result taken within 72 hours before arrival. Meanwhile, four tourists were arrested in Tabon Port on Tuesday after submitting fake RT-PCR test results in an attempt to enter Boracay. The tourists all came from Metro Manila.
They were brought to a quarantine facility in Kalibo and will undergo swab tests. Appropriate charges will be also filed against them in accordance with Republic Act No 11332 or Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases, and Article 172 of the Revised Penal Code or Falsification of Documents. Latest government data showed total COVID-19 infections in Aklan have reached 3,028, with 440 active cases.
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