Mayor Isko Moreno placed 31 Manila barangays on lockdown starting 12 am on Saturday, July 4, until 11:59 pm on Sunday, July 5.
LOCKDOWN AGAIN. In this file photo, police and soldiers join barangay officials as they enforce a strict 24-hour lockdown of Barangay 20 at the Parola Compound in Tondo, Manila. Photo by Ben Nabong
MANILA, Philippines – Mayor Isko Moreno placed 31 Manila barangays on lockdown starting 12 am Saturday, July 4, until 11:59 pm Sunday, July 5.enhanced community quarantine , limiting residents to their homes, except when they need to procure essential needs or attending to work that government classifies as essential.
The barangays have been scheduled for ECQ for having at least 3 positive novel coronavirus cases each. The lockdowns were declared for"disease surveillance, verification or testing, and rapid risk assessment," Moreno said in his memorandum.
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