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MANILA, Philippines –– After registering her first COVID-19 case, Caraga is implementing stricter measures and will not allow anyone to enter the region for now, as there is an Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
If the Inter-Agency Task Force and the national government allow citizens to travel to Caraga, the region would keep its borders temporarily closed, Surigao del Sur governor Alexander Pimentel said in a briefing by Laging Handa on Saturday.
Although Pimentel noted that he could not immediately give a decision, he stressed that he and the other governors agreed that Caraga would be subjected to a “total lockdown.”
Strict travel restrictions are being implemented at the Caraga borders, as Northeast Mindanao was placed on the ECQ since April 6 through Resolution No. 7, 2020 series, or “One Caraga Shield”, passed by the Caraga Regional Working Group.
“We started having problems when the positive man from COVID-19 from Manila arrived. So, for now, we are not allowing anyone to enter Caraga and its provinces, “said Pimentel.
“For now, I am very sorry, but the citizens have accepted the decision not to allow entry to the region, so what we are doing is supporting those who cannot enter Caraga,” said Pimentel.
The governor also requested additional support from the national government, as Caraga is sending aid to those stranded on Caraga’s borders and to students in Marawi city and other provinces, who were unable to return to their homes in the region amid the closure. .
Caraga’s first COVID-19 patient is a 68-year-old man from Manila, who flew to Butuan City on March 12. He was initially labeled as a person under supervision and developed symptoms during the mandatory home quarantine period.
The patient tested positive for COVID-19 on April 6 and has since been transferred to the Caraga Regional Hospital in Surigao city, according to the Health Department. It was in stable condition.
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