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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Tagum City implements city-wide lockdown

Tagum City implements city-wide lockdown

Published Apr 5, 2020 12:00 am
By Warren Elijah E. Valdez DAVAO CITY - Following the implementation of enhanced community quarantine in the entire province of Davao del Norte starting April 5 due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the city government of Tagum will also be implementing a city-wide lockdown with the suspension of operations of mass transportation. In a statement released on Saturday, the city government of Tagum said it will soon be releasing the official executive order on the measure that it is going to impose. During the city-wide lockdown, all vehicles who will be passing through Tagum City will be escorted by authorities from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on April 5. Valid IDs will also be asked by authorities. Meanwhile, all public and private vehicles will no longer be allowed entry or exit Tagum City starting 12:01 a.m. of April 6 until 11:59 of April 20. The statement added only allowed to pass through or travel are: COVID-19 Crisis Management and Response Team, medical/health workers, Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), delivery/supply trucks, service vehicles of critical infrastructure or emergency vehicles provided that these personnel will present valid ID. Workers who reside in Tagum City will no longer be allowed to go out of the city except for the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team with the presentation of proper ID. Cargo and delivery trucks, meanwhile, will be allowed to enter the city with the condition that drivers and helpers will not be allowed to leave their vehicles. The drivers and passengers of the vehicles given exemption to travel and pass through during the enhanced community quarantine and city-wide lockdown will still be subjected for COVID-19 precautionary measures such as the temperature check in the designated surveillance stations of the city. Last Thursday, April 3, Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Juhabib issued Executive Order No. 13, declaring the entire province of Davao del Norte except the Island Garden City of Samal under enhanced community quarantine. The enhanced community quarantine of the province will last for a two-week period starting April 5 until April 20,2020. The executive order included provisions mandating “extreme precautionary measures” to strictly be imposed in Tagum City, Panabo City, and the Municipality of Carmen. As of April 4, Davao del Norte already has nine positive COVID-19 cases. Eight of these are from Tagum City while one confirmed case is recorded in Panabo City. Currently, the province has 20 persons under investigation (PUIs) admitted at the Davao Regional Medical Center; and a total of 239 persons under monitoring (PUMs). The executive order further states that the aggravating condition in Davao del Norte necessitates the issuance of supplementary guidelines and to enforce stricter measures for this purpose. The order mandates that all public and private vehicles from Tagum City, Panabo City, and the Municipality of Carmen are prohibited from entering and exiting their respective jurisdiction. It also added that residents of other cities and municipalities of Davao del Norte are discouraged to go to Tagum City, Panabo City, and Municipality of Carmen.
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