Lockdown Orders over 2 Baguio Barangays Lifted; 2 Areas placed on Lockdown

Mayor Benjamin Magalong has issued new memorandums today, August 24, 2020, ordering the lifting of lockdown orders and implementation of new lockdown orders over several areas in Baguio City.

Lifted Lockdown Orders

Through Memorandum No. 222, series of 2020, all lockdown orders for all granular lockdown areas over the following Baguio Barangays are lifted effective immediately:

• Barangay Honeymoon-Holyghost
• Barangay Sto. Niño-Slaughterhouse

New Lockdown Order

Under Memorandum No. 221, series of 2020, Mayor Magalong ordered to place under provisional lockdown the following areas effective immediately until further notice for contact tracing purposes.

• Purok 2, Barangay Lower Magsaysay
• Purok 1 and 3, Barangay Upper City Market

Furthermore, the lockdown was ordered after two of the most recent COVID-19 cases in Baguio are residents of the said Barangays.

Guidelines for Areas Under Lockdown:

Here are the following guidelines, as stated in Memorandum No. 144, Series of 2020, Lockdown procedures for purposes of contact tracing, to be implemented in areas under lockdown for contact tracing purposes:

1. Upon confirmation of new and validated confirmed COVID 19 cases, the Office of the City Mayor shall issue a Memorandum ordering a lockdown over the barangay of residence of confirmed patients;
2. Within a period of 48 hours upon implementation of lockdown order, the Field Medical Officer and the pairing investigator shall recommend a scaling down of the secured areas, limited to the purok or street where the patient resides. (Secured area refers to the complete barangay or the purok/street monitored by checkpoint personnel.)
3. PNP Checkpoint personnel and assisting barangay officials shall immediately reassign checkpoints according to the recommendations of the Field Medical Officer and pairing investigator.
4. The Punong Barangay, with the conformity of the PNP Checkpoint personnel, shall immediately notify the City Mayor’s Office of checkpoint assignment.
5. A Memorandum lifting any lockdown Order shall be issued only upon the recommendation of the Contact Tracing Analysts Team.

Source: PIO – City of Baguio