The number of areas in Quezon City subject to special concern lockdown (SCL) has risen to 65, with some barangays being closed for 14 days when there are 2 or more COVID-19 cases here.
This is done when the houses are too crowded, and physical distancing is difficult to implement.
Some of the areas that have been SCL since Monday afternoon are 3 roads in Barangay Krus na Ligas after 18 COVID-19 cases were recorded in the area. SCL affected up to 228 families, city government.
In Sitio Lambak, the entire sitio is cordoned off. Barangay personnel are also on guard to ensure that no one can get out of the residents.
They have all received help such as food. The local government also provides milk or any other needs of children affected by the lockdown.
They are also scheduled to be swab tested on the tenth day of isolation.
QC Mayor Joy Belmonte had earlier said that they are doing a preventive lockdown to prevent further COVID-19 cases in the city.
Currently, there are nearly 9,000 active cases of COVID-19 in Quezon City, while nearly 2.2 million have been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine in the city.
Areas in Muntinlupa under lockdown increasing
A residential building in Muntinlupa City has been subjected to so-called “extreme localized community quarantine.”
Eight areas have been locked down in the city due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.
According to Tez Navarro, head of the Muntinlupa City Public Information Office, they added Building 2 in the Bliss Complex in Barangay Putatan to the list of areas of concern. The lockdown began Monday night and will last until Sept. 7th.
According to the City Health Office, there are 13 active COVID-19 cases in the building, with a population of 80. The attack rate is high, and there are still children and the elderly living, so it was decided to lock down the area.
Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi has already spoken to the leadership of the Bliss Homeowners Association and said that no resident could leave for 15 days unless it is an emergency.
The Bliss Complex has 7 buildings, but only Building 2 was put on lockdown.
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