A barangay in Valencia City, Bukidnon is now on lockdown after the city reported its first case of COVID-19
Mayor Azucena P. Huervas has issued an executive order placing Barangay Lumbayao under strict enhanced community quarantine to help prevent the further spread of the disease.
The patient, an official in Barangay Lumbayao, had contact with other people living in the area after returning from a derby in Matina, Davao City where he contracted the virus. “The government shall ensure the systematic delivery of food, other basic necessities and medicines to the residents of the Barangay,” the order said.
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