Six areas in Cebu City locked down as COVID-19 cases in Cebu island breach 15,000

Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella places six areas in five barangays under total lockdown, as the number of infections in the entire Cebu island surpassed 15,000, according to the Department of Health

In an Executive Order, the mayor named Sitio Eyha in Barangay Guadalupe; Balaga Drive to Sitio Cekalco in Barangay Labangon; Tuada Compound in Barangay Tisay; Sitio San Isidro in Barangay Quiot; Abellanosa Compound in Barangay Quiot; and C. Mina Extension Road in Barangay Mabolo as the areas to be included in the lockdown.

Under a localized"total lockdown," residents are required to observe a strict"stay-at-home" order, with the cancellation of all quarantine passes for 14 days. Quarantine checkpoints put up in lockdown areas will be manned by military, police and barangay personnel.

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