THE ILOILO City government is ready to conduct testing of inbound travelers as part of measures to reduce the threat of the more transmissible coronavirus Omicron variant. READ:
In a statement on Monday following a meeting of the local task force managing the pandemic response, the city government said testing will be done for those arriving from Metro Manila, Cebu, and Boracay.
An executive order will be issued on new testing requirements and other protocols for those entering the city.VACCINATION “Cases are rising based on the reports of DoH . The NCR is now under Alert Level 3 and cases continue to go up. We need to protect ourselves and our families,” he said. “I am asking everyone to get their booster shots three months after their second dose. We need to have additional protection against Omicron.”
He also directed preparations for the reopening of isolation and quarantine facilities, most of which have been temporarily closed as cases dropped late last year.
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