Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano is placing the city on lockdown beginning today, Wednesday, to help contain the spread of the COVID-19.
Cayetano assured that the city government would take care of the essential needs of the families of Covid-19 patients, as well as those under investigation or monitoring for possible infection.Under the lockdown, establishments are ordered closed down, except supermarkets, convenience stores, medical facilities, and banks, among others.All businesses are enjoined to implement work from home arrangements.
The local government will continue to distribute anti-COVID-19 kits to more than 68,000 senior citizens. In Quezon City, Mayor Joy Belmonte has signed a “pledge of cooperation” with mall operators who agreed to stop its services except for those offered by “essential establishments” from Monday, March 16 to April 14.Belmonte said malls also committed to guaranteeing that essential establishments strictly adhere to the city’s public safety hours 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
“I also felt afraid walking alone in the streets, but I thought it’s more dangerous to force myself inside a crowded jeep, because there’s a high chance that I can contract the virus,” she said.
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