BACK TO MECQ. The province of Apayao has been placed under modified enhanced community quarantine from May 10 to 23 this year. To date, the province has logged a total 982 Covid-19 cases, 60 of which are active. (File photo by Leilanie G. Adriano)
LAOAG CITY – The province of Apayao has been placed under a more restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for 14 days starting May 10 as coronavirus infections continue to threaten lives and livelihoods in the area.
“As per recommendation of the National (Inter-Agency) Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the province of Apayao shall be placed under MECQ from May 10-23, 2021,” read a statement posted in the official Facebook page of the provincial government of Apayao on Sunday.
While health authorities are working double time to facilitate contact tracing and testing to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the public is strongly encouraged to stay home, observe social distancing, wear a mask, and maintain proper hygiene.
Quarantine measures under MECQ include stricter border control, suspension of public transportation except tricycles, closure of nonessential establishments, 50-percent workforce for businesses that are allowed to open, and encouraging work-from-home schemes for workers.
As of this posting, traveling in and out of the province is highly regulated as only authorized persons can go outside their residence subject to health and safety protocols.
As of May 8, Apayao logged a total of 982 confirmed cases, 60 of which are active cases mostly involving government and health workers in various parts of the province. (PNA)
