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ILIGAN CITY -- Marawi City's Inter-Agency Task Force on 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has shortened to three days the operation of grocery stores, food outlets, and wet markets as part of its enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the dreaded disease.
Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra said Thursday that food establishments will only be allowed to open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Gandamra said the task force decided the impose the limit after observing that residents continue to mill at these places, in violation of the rule on mass gathering.
"What we want here is to limit the movement of people to contain the virus but they are not following it," the mayor said.
However, he clarified that law enforcers would still allow residents to buy supplies provided that they can justify it.
"We put considerations because we also don't want to curtail the needs of the people such as their food supplies, medical needs or medicines and their treatment or going to the hospital," Gandamra said.
He said establishments such as banks, money transfer, and pharmacies will still be allowed to operate daily subject to allowed operating hours.
The mayor also clarified that the quarantine pass issued by the barangay has no expiration date and can be used anytime.
"We don't want to add the burden of the barangay workers by renewing every now and then the home quarantine pass," Gandamra said. (PNA)
