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59 areas in NegOcc tagged as 'hot zones', placed on ‘lockdown’

#PHnews: 59 areas in NegOcc tagged as 'hot zones', placed on ‘lockdown’

BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) here has declared 59 areas in 14 local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental as coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) "hot zones" and placed them under a 14-day total "lockdown".

Alfredo Benitez, the Capitol consultant for trade and investment promotions and member of PIMT, said on Monday the provincial government is taking this extra measure to prevent the transmission of the virus while the province is under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from March 30 to April 14.

 "We are adopting (this) to restrict more movements. These barangays are high-risk areas and we want the residents of these areas to be extra careful. That's why we're placing them under 'hot zones' for what we call extreme ECQ. We are declaring it right now," Benitez said in a press conference with Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson held at the Capitol Social Hall.

Under the "Bantay Negrense" campaign, a "hot zone" is a street or a barangay where either one positive case or one patient under investigation (PUI) resides, or at least five individuals have been officially declared as persons under monitoring (PUMs).

Based on the list provided by the Provincial Health Office, as of 3:45 p.m. on Monday, each of the 59 identified areas had one or more PUIs.

Benitez said in "hot zones", where a "lockdown" is implemented, all exemptions granted under the ECQ are canceled and the home quarantine passes of residents are suspended.

 "We will make sure the 'hot zone' is properly monitored by the local government. We will ensure that nobody leaves home quarantine. They will be under total lockdown. Basic necessities will be delivered to them," he added.

As of March 29, the province had one positive Covid-19 case, with 188 patients under investigation and 16,335 persons under monitoring.

Identified as "hot zones" in Bago City are Purok Camatis, Barangay Pacol; San Esteban Subdivision, Phases 2 and 4, Barangay Lag-asan; Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay Lag-asan; Purok Kanlaon, Barangay Don Jorge Araneta; Purok Violetas, Barangay Balingasag; Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Tabunan; Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Bacong; Purok Humay, Barangay Napoles; and Ma. Elena, Barangay Dulao; Binalbagan -- Zone 4 and Sitio Pucatod, both in Barangay Payao;

Cadiz City -- Hacienda Hortencia, Barangay Daga; Barangay Banquerohan; Barangay Daga B; Barangay Caduhaan; Barangay Cabahug; and Zone 6; Calatrava -- Proper, Barangay Lemery; Sitio Tunga, Barangay Bantayanon; and Sitio Paraiso, Barangay Refugio; EB Magalona -- Purok Malunggay, Barangay Tabigue; Mahusay, Barangay 2; Himamaylan City -- Barangay 2, Barangay Carabalan, Barangay Saraet, and Barangay Talaban; Hinigaran -- Barangay 2, Barangay Cambugsa, Barangay Gargato, Barangay Miranda, Barangay Nanunga, Barangay Paticui, and Barangay Pilar;

Isabela -- Barangay Cansalongon; Moises Padilla -- Barangay 1, Barangay 4, Barangay Inolingan, Barangay Magallon Cadre, and Barangay Montilla; Pontevedra -- Barangay 1, Poblacion and Barangay Gomez; San Carlos City -- Zone 1, Barangay 6; St. Vincent Subdivision, Barangay 1; Barangay Quezon; Proper Nataban; Sitio Sangay, Nataban; Sitio Agma-ula, Nataban;

Margarita Village, Barangay 2; New Era St., Barangay 2; Cabagtasan, Barangay Codcod; Purok Lubi, Barangay 1; Fatima Village, Barangay Rizal; and Sitio Trozo, Barangay Buluangan; Silay City -- Barangay 5 (under validation); Toboso -- Sitio Malig-on, Barangay Bandila; Valladolid -- Barangay Bayabas, Barangay Palaka, and Barangay Tabao Proper. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "59 areas in NegOcc tagged as 'hot zones', placed on ‘lockdown’." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098308 (accessed March 31, 2020 at 09:18PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "59 areas in NegOcc tagged as 'hot zones', placed on ‘lockdown’." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098308 (archived).