Starting March 12, public spaces in the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman, Quezon City will be closed to the public every Friday afternoon to Sunday evening.
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In an advisory issued Thursday, March 11, UP Diliman announced that all of its public spaces will be closed to the public every Friday afternoon starting 4 p.m. to Sunday evening until further notice.
“This is a health and safety measure amid the surge in cases in UPD associated with the COVID-19 and its new variants,” the university said in its advisory.
Public spaces to be closed from public are the Academic Oval, the College of Human Kinetics, the National Science Complex, Philippine Association of University Women-UP Child Study Center, and its bike routes.
The advisory noted that campus residents are still allowed to do outdoor exercises but only within their respective areas.
The university urged them to always observe safety health protocols such as wearing of face masks and face shield, as well as physical distancing of at least two meters.
Last January 23, UP Diliman closed its Academic Oval from the public as precautionary measures against the spread of the new COVID-19 variant.
The oval, a popular jogging and biking spot, was reopened on Feb. 15.