More than 100 houses are now being guarded by local enforcers to ensure that COVID-19 patients and their household members who are on home quarantine do not leave their respective residences, following reports reaching the
In an announcement made on his Facebook page, Mayor Johnielle Keith Nieto said the residences of active-case COVID-19-positive patients will now be guarded on a 24-hour basis, in three shifts, by policemen and municipal government public order and clearing team personnel to make sure that no one from the households leaves their residence at any time.
Nieto said the municipal government will provide the basic needs of residents of the locked-down households for the 14 days of their home quarantine. As of July 27, 111 houses have been identified as the residences of active cases. The implementation of the lockdown on the households came as reports reached Mayor Nieto’s office that some family members of COVID-19 patients were seen leaving their residences even after being told to strictly observe home quarantine measures.
The Mayor’s Action Team of the municipal government will regularly check the households that have been locked down to ensure that the daily needs of the family members are being given them. Nieto also reminded the residents that it is mandatory to wear a face mask while in public, and those arrested for violating this rule will be jailed for 24 hours in the municipal government facility.As of July 27, there were 111 active cases out of the total 367 confirmed cases recorded by the municipal government.
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