TABUK CITY – Mayor Darwin Estrañero ordered the temporary lockdown of the city hall for disinfection as precautionary measure to prevent and avoid the spread of the virus after one of the employee of the City Planning and Development Office got infected with the coronavirus.
Estrañero advised all department heads and employees, as well as the public, that the city hall will be closed on August 24 and 25.
He reminded the public to continue to observe all health protocols, physical distancing, and to stay home as much as possible, especially those vulnerable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), such as minors, senior citizens, pregnant women, and immune-compromised persons.
With cases of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly increasing in this city, the City Inter-Agency Task Force (CIATF), headed by Estrañero, issued Executive Order (EO) No.60 Series of 2020 temporarily suspending all tourism activities in the city.
In the EO, all tourism activities and events, as well as tourism sites, shall remain closed until further notice except tourism accommodation establishments which secured a Certificate of Authority to Operate (CAO) from the Department of Tourism (DoT).
As of 6 p.m., August 22, the city has recorded a total of 89 confirmed cases, 48 active and 41 recoveries.