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| Residents of Villa Aurora village in Basey, Samar queue for swab collection in this Aug. 5, 2020 photo. (Photo from: Basey Rural Health Unit) |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The local government of Basey in Samar will strictly impose travel restrictions on areas with a high risk or prevalence of the COVID-19.
In a statement, Mayor Luz Ponferrada said residents of Villa Aurora village would remain under strict home quarantine while contact tracing is ongoing and the virus is not yet contained.
“No persons from other areas will be allowed entry in this community, except for personnel of the local government unit who will supply food, medicines, and other essentials, and other authorized persons,” she added.
To date, Basey has 93 confirmed COVID-19 cases, mostly residents and close contacts of confirmed patients in Villa Aurora. The village, considered as a critical zone, was placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on August 23 due to community transmission of the virus.
The nearby villages of Balante, Cancalyas, Cogon, Bulao, and Buenavista were placed under modified ECQ; Dolongan, Mongabong, Guintigi-an, and Roxas under general community quarantine (GCQ); and the rest of the villages in Basey under modified GCQ.
