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Two Areas in Baguio City Placed Under Immediate Lockdown




According to the Memorandum No. 179 Series of 2020, two areas in the city have been placed on immediate lockdown today, August 12, 2020 to facilitate contact tracing.

This is in addition to the announced localized lockdowns earlier today.

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This is after the local COVID-19 Task Force has been informed that a recently confirmed patient is a resident of Barangay Dontogan. Furthermore, another confirmed patient is a close contact of probable cases in Purok 2 of Barangay Poliwes.

Areas in Baguio City Under Lockdown

The following areas in Baguio City are therefore placed under lockdown, effective immediately:

  • Balballo-Licano Street in Adiwang Road, Barangay Dontogan;
  • Purok 2 of Barangay Poliwes

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.)

  1. PNP Checkpoint personnel and assisting barangay officials shall immediately reassign checkpoints according to the recommendations of the Field Medical Officer and pairing investigator.
  2. The Punong Barangay, with the conformity of the PNP Checkpoint personnel, shall immediately notify the City Mayor’s Office of checkpoint assignment.
  3. A Memorandum lifting any lockdown Order shall be issued only upon the recommendation of the Contact Tracing Analysts Team.

RELATED: Here’s why Entry and Exit of Workers in Areas under Lockdown is Prohibited

SOURCE: PIO-Baguio

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