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CEBU CITY, Philippines – Six sites (sub-villages) in Barangay Tejero have been placed under total closure due to the increasing cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in these areas.
The Legal Officer of the City of Cebu, Rey Gealon, spokesman for the mayor Edgardo Labella, announced the closure of these sites as decided by the barangay on Friday, May 15, 2020.
Tejero has a total of 75 cases, with two of these recently registered on Friday.
Gealon said staff from the City’s Office of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management are now in the area to insure the 941 families at the five sites.
Sites include Vilgun with 195 families, ICM with 122 families, Daclan with 193 families, Sampaguita with 420 families, and Bacarosa with 11 families.
Contrary to the initial announcement by the Cebu city government, Barangay Tejero clarified that Sitio Looban, with 99 families, will not be placed under lockdown.
Only one case was registered in the area and the patient reportedly died. Barangay Tejero said the site will continue to receive aid goods from the barangay and the city, even if they will not be subjected to a total blockade.
Tejero village chief Hermogenes Galang, Jr. ordered the closure with recommendations from Mayor Edgardo Labella and the Cebu City Health Department.
Isunod is saddened with the help of relief. Adunay sent Syudad nga 550 sako nga bugas og 11,000 ka betrays him. (Relief products will follow immediately. The city has shipped 550 bags of rice and 11,000 canned goods), ”said Gealon.
The city government assured residents that the city will meet their needs while its sites remain closed for the next 14 to 21 days. / bmjo
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