Laoag cops tighten border control

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

LAOAG CITY—Police officers in this city have tightened border control following the surge of people going to the urban center here as the province is placed under modified general community quarantine.

General merchandise stores are not yet permitted to open, but many vehicle owners are already forming long lines in fast food chains' drive thru, as well as outside convenience stores and pharmacies.

With this, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Joseph M. Manotoc on May 6, 2020, urged all local chief executives in Ilocos Norte to strictly limit social mobility in their respective areas of jurisdiction and only those workers engaged in essential services should be allowed to go out and on a limited number only.

Though some barangay checkpoints have already relaxed the entry and exit restrictions, inter-town movement is still limited to authorized individuals such as the essential service workers.

“We appeal for everyone’s cooperation and understanding that we shall overcome this crisis together. Only those authorized workers and those going out for essential goods are allowed to leave their homes,” said Manotoc as he reiterated that wearing of masks is mandatory and social distancing must be observed at all times.

For more than a month now, Ilocos Norte has no new COVID-19 case.

The Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital reported on May 6, 2020 that of the three suspect patients who are admitted at the hospital, two are in severe condition while the remaining one is stable.

All three are still awaiting test results from the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus that first emerged in China’s city of Wuhan in Hubei province in December 2019.

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses named the novel coronavirus as SARS-CoV-2.

The virus causes mild symptoms such as fever and cough for most people but can cause serious illness such as pneumonia for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems.

Coronavirus is a family of viruses, which surfaces have a crown-like appearance.

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