Mondigo tells delivery crew to live in brgy isolation centers to avoid community exposure to COVID-19

CEBU, Philippines — While cargo trucks are still allowed to hit the streets to keep the supply chain going, delivery drivers and their helpers coming from Medellin town in northern Cebu will no

longer be allowed to go home once their jobs take them to areas “infected” with the coronavirus disease .

As of Tuesday, April 21, 2020, Mandaue City already has nine confirmed cases of COVID-19; Cebu City has the highest number of cases at 173; while Lapu-Lapu City has reported 13 cases.Medellin Mayor Joven Mondigo issues a memorandum regulating delivery drivers and crew as they continue to operate during the ECQ.

“First, di man ta kabawal pag-anha sa city to safeguard food security. Gimando man ni sa province ug sa national nga makabyahe ning mga cargo trucks pero para pod pag-safeguard sa lungsod, kini nga naay mga exposure atong gihangyo [to continue but] under this regulation,” Mondigo told CDN Digital via phone.

In a memorandum to the barangay captains, Mondigo enjoined the village officials to inform the delivery workers and businesses in their areas and enforce this regulation.

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