Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday ordered a four-day lockdown in six barangays in the city due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Domagoso also ordered all government agencies in the city to again limit the number of staff reporting to their offices to 30 percent.
The snap lockdown will take effect Wednesday, March 17 until Saturday, March 20.
The areas to be placed under lockdown are as follows: Brgy. 185 Zone 16, Tondo 2; Brgy. 374 Zone 38, Sta. Cruz; Brgy. 521 Zone 52, Sampaloc; Brgy. 628 Zone 63, Sta. Mesa; Brgy. 675 Zone 74, Paco; and Brgy. 847 Zone 92, Pandacan.
Meanwhile, the 30-percent limit for on-site staff for government agencies in Manila took effect yesterday.
“We’re going back to reducing the number of people in City Hall as a precautionary measure,” Domagoso said.
Exempted from the new protocol are the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, Department of Public Services, Department of Public Service, Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau, Manila Health Department, Manila Department of Social Welfare, and all district hospitals.
Domagoso also ordered the Manila Police District to cancel all leaves, except medical leaves, to address the COVID-19 situation in the city.
