Over 32,300 families will be affected by the village lockdown, the city government said.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 5) — Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City will be placed under a one-week total lockdown from May 7 to 14, local officials said.
Mayor Menchie Abalos met with Addition Hills Barangay Captain Carlito Cernal, councilors, and local health officials on Monday night, where they approved placing the area under a strict lockdown to stop the rise of COVID-19 cases.
Barangay Addition Hills has the most number of COVID-19 cases in the city with 57 confirmed cases. The city has recorded a total of 418 confirmed cases.
During the seven-day lockdown, city officials will deliver food packs to all residents of the barangay starting Tuesday. Local officials will also maximize the lockdown period to conduct random rapid testing of 3,000 residents.
Mandaluyong City has yet to issue an executive order for the total lockdown of Barangay Addition Hills. Abalos added local authorities are also keeping a close watch on its other barangays with high number of cases. Barangay Mauway also has 57 cases, while Highway Hills has 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Monday.
“Ang ibang barangay sa lungsod na mayroon ding mataas na bilang ng COVID-19 CONFIRMED CASES ay kasalukuyan na po nating pinag-aaralan para sa mga hakbang na isasagawa dito,” she said in her official Facebook page.
“We’re distributing today some food packs for them. All establishments, stores will be closed in accordance with the protocols of the lockdown,” Mandaluyong City public information officer Jimmy Isidro told CNN Philippines on Tuesday.
In Manila, Sampaloc and Tondo 1 were also earlier placed on a 48-hour “hard lockdown” to carry out testing and rapid risk assessment activities for possible COVID-19 cases. Both districts recorded the highest number of infections in the city.
The Philippines has 9,684 confirmed COVID-19 cases to date. A total of 1,408 individuals have recovered, while 637 died.
