Mayor Magalong Orders Immediate Lockdown over 4 Barangays in Baguio City

The City Government of Baguio, through the Office of the City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, has ordered an immediate lockdown order on four barangays in the city today, August 9, 2020. This is to facilitate complete and efficient contact tracing and to ensure the safety of persons who may have come in contact with the most recent COVID-19 cases recorded in the city.

Barangays Under Lockdown

As per Memorandum No. 169 series of 2020, the following barangays will be placed under lockdown effective today, until further notice:

• Chapis Village in Barangay Bakakeng Central;
• Barangay Brookspoint;
• Barangay Irisan;
• Barangay Pinget;

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 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.

RELATED: Here’s why Entry and Exit of Workers in Areas under Lockdown is Prohibited

SOURCE: PIO-Baguio