The entire City of Navotas will be placed under lockdown starting July 16 amid recorded increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Toby Tiangco said this will last for 14 days and is set to end on July 29 as their community isolation areas have hit full capacity.
“Noong Friday and Saturday, iyon ‘yung highest cases namin 74 and 75 cases noong Friday and Saturday. So parang times 3, ‘di ba? Sa 74 at 75, napuno po ‘yung community isolation facility namin na 200 beds (We recorded our highest cases last Friday and Saturday at 74 and 75. It seems to have tripled. Due to the 74 and 75 [cases], our community isolation facility became full),” Tiangco disclosed.
Residents working outside the city will be allowed to go out, and outsiders working in the city may enter. Some establishments will remain open but take-out is encouraged for restaurants. Delivery of food and other goods will also be permitted. Randomized RT-PCR testing will also be conducted in barangays with reported spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. The police are now preparing for additional enforcement personnel to ensure that there will be no violations of health protocols.
“Sa tingin ko nag-relax iyong mga magulang. Kulang sa disiplina, pinayagan lumabas ang anak. Siguro kailangan maibalik iyong pag-iisip ng consciousness sa virus, and isa sa paraan doon is iyong pag-lockdown (I think parents have relaxed. There is lack of discipline, children were allowed to go out. The consciousness on the virus must be restored and one way is through lockdown),” Tiangco said. – Report from Naomi Tiburcio
