Fatima Street, Barangay San Antonio Village Placed under Lockdown

Through Memorandum No. 183, Series of 2020, Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong has ordered the immediate lockdown over Fatima Street in Barangay San Antonio Village effective immediately until further notice for contact tracing purposes.

The lockdown was ordered after the COVID-19 Task Force was informed that one of the COVID-19 cases recorded yesterday was a resident of Barangay San Antonio Village.

Guidelines for Areas Under Lockdown:

Here are the following guidelines, as stated in Memorandum No. 144, Series of 2020, Lockdown procedures for purposes of contact tracing, to be implemented in areas under lockdown for contact tracing purposes:

1. Upon confirmation of new and validated confirmed COVID 19 cases, the Office of the City Mayor shall issue a Memorandum ordering a lockdown over the barangay of residence of confirmed patients;
2. Within a period of 48 hours upon implementation of lockdown order, the Field Medical Officer and pairing investigator shall recommend a scaling down of the secured areas, limited to the purok or street where the patient resides. (Secured area refers to the complete barangay or the purok/street monitored by checkpoint personnel.)
3. PNP Checkpoint personnel and assisting barangay officials shall immediately reassign checkpoints according to the recommendations of the Field Medical Officer and pairing investigator.
4. The Punong Barangay, with the conformity of the PNP Checkpoint personnel, shall immediately notify the City Mayor’s Office of checkpoint assignment.
5. A Memorandum lifting any lockdown Order shall be issued only upon the recommendation of the Contact Tracing Analysts Team.

Source: PIO – City of Baguio