By Prexx Marnie Kate Trozo / Philippine News Agency
DAVAO CITY – Religious gatherings are temporarily prohibited in Jose Abad Santos (JAS) town in Davao Occidental due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the province, its Mayor Jason John Joyce said.
“This is not only applied on Sundays. We will just do our prayer and worship in our respective homes. All churches and mosques must be closed,” he said Saturday (Sept. 4) in a public post.
Joyce said the town also imposed a boundary lockdown every Sunday.
“No one is allowed to go out and come in(to) the municipality every Sunday. It is the time where our front-liners in barangays Mangile and Kitayo would rest. It is also our support to our neighboring barangays in Sta. Maria and Malita which also imposed a ‘no Sunday movement’ policy,” he added.
Joyce said only essential travel is allowed on weekdays, and minors and senior citizens are not allowed to go out.
He added that they require negative RT-PCR test results from all visitors from outside the Davao Region upon entry, as well as from residents of Davao Region, especially if they are coming from cities or municipalities with high numbers of COVID-19 cases.
“Those who are coming into JAS without RT-PCR result(s) will undergo a 14-day quarantine,” he said.
As of Sept. 4, JAS has eight active cases out of a total 209 cases, and seven recoveries.
(PNA) – jlo