CONTACT TRACERS scour
villages of Enrile, Cagayan where infection of 17 police officers was reported
Oct. 18. Gov. Manuel Mamba on Monday warned of placing the province under
enhanced community quarantine if Covid-19 cases go up. -- LGU-Enrile,
Cagayan photo
ENRILE, Cagayan –
Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba on Monday warned implementation of enhanced community
quarantine (ECQ) in the entire province if Covid-19 cases would increase.
The province logged 143 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, 17 of which were policemen from Enrile town.
“Seventeen police members of Enrile were positive aside from 16 previously reported to me by the provincial health officer. Yesterday’s data was alarming for having 143 cases in a day so we warn people to observe health protocols very strictly. If cases will not mellow, I will be forced to have an ECQ in entire Cagayan,” Mamba said on Monday.
“Now we have the bulk in Tuguegarao City and Enrile with 58 and 57 cases, respectively, aside from cases in other towns. It is alarming,” he said.
It was learned that two Enrile policemen (CV 2274 and 2287) tested positive for the coronavirus, and infected 15 of their co-workers.
Meanwhile, Enrile Mayor Miguel Decena Jr. has transferred the distribution of travel passes and Covid Shield passes to the New Enrile Public Market-Office of the market supervisor, following spike of cases at the police station and town hall where the documents were earlier distributed. “Health certificates and other travel documents shall also be facilitated in the said office,” he said.
Decena also ordered extension of the liquor ban, which should have been lifted last Oct. 16 if not for the spike of cases, until Nov. 5.
“It has been observed that selling or serving and consumption of liquors and other similar alcoholic drinks encourage close contact among people, thereby defeating the objectives of the community quarantine,” he said.
The mayor has also extended the lockdowns in Centro and Magalalag East in Enrile town while contact tracing and coronavirus containment efforts have been intensified. The other barangays have been under modified ECQ. --
The province logged 143 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, 17 of which were policemen from Enrile town.
“Seventeen police members of Enrile were positive aside from 16 previously reported to me by the provincial health officer. Yesterday’s data was alarming for having 143 cases in a day so we warn people to observe health protocols very strictly. If cases will not mellow, I will be forced to have an ECQ in entire Cagayan,” Mamba said on Monday.
“Now we have the bulk in Tuguegarao City and Enrile with 58 and 57 cases, respectively, aside from cases in other towns. It is alarming,” he said.
It was learned that two Enrile policemen (CV 2274 and 2287) tested positive for the coronavirus, and infected 15 of their co-workers.
Meanwhile, Enrile Mayor Miguel Decena Jr. has transferred the distribution of travel passes and Covid Shield passes to the New Enrile Public Market-Office of the market supervisor, following spike of cases at the police station and town hall where the documents were earlier distributed. “Health certificates and other travel documents shall also be facilitated in the said office,” he said.
Decena also ordered extension of the liquor ban, which should have been lifted last Oct. 16 if not for the spike of cases, until Nov. 5.
“It has been observed that selling or serving and consumption of liquors and other similar alcoholic drinks encourage close contact among people, thereby defeating the objectives of the community quarantine,” he said.
The mayor has also extended the lockdowns in Centro and Magalalag East in Enrile town while contact tracing and coronavirus containment efforts have been intensified. The other barangays have been under modified ECQ. --
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