Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 2) – Five areas in Barangay BF Homes in Parañaque City will be placed under “calibrated” lockdown, the city government announced on Wednesday night.
Mayor Edwin Olivarez ordered the lockdown in Clinicville (Purok 1 and 2), J. Marquez Compound, Sampaloc Site 2 (Apple St., Chico St., Dalandan St., Calamansi St.), Masville (Purok 3, Purok 3A, Aratiles 1, Aratiles 2), and Target Range 1.
The calibrated lockdown in the aforementioned areas will start on Friday, July 3, at 6:00 a.m. and will end on Sunday, July 5, at 12:00 m.n.
The Parañaque city government will implement mass testing in these places, Olivarez said in a statement.
The mayor emphasized that only frontliners will be allowed to go out of their houses in the lockdown areas.
Olivarez assured that all affected households will receive food packs and basic essentials during the days of the ‘calibrated’ lockdown.
The Parañaque City Environment and Natural Environment Resources Office will also perform total disinfection in these areas on Saturday, July 4.
To date, Parañaque City has 1,120 confirmed COVID-19 cases along with 302 active infections. Additionally, some 58 persons died and 760 individuals recovered from the virus in the city.
Barangay BF Homes has the most number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city’s District 2 with 134.
Nine areas in Barangay San Dionisio and ten streets in Barangay Baclaran were previously placed under a three-day calibrated lockdown by the Parañaque city government.
