CITY OF CALAPAN — The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) has placed a sub-village in Occidental Mindoro’s Cabra Island under granular lockdown from September 18 to October 1. Sitio (sub-village) Kaysameon in Barangay (village) Cabra was placed on enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as requested by Lubang town Mayor Michael Orayani to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On Sept. 16, seven new COVID-19 cases were reported in Lubang town, two of these from Barangay Cabra. From Sept. 13 to Sept. 26, also placed under ECQ are Barangay Maligaya and Ipil Street corner, Mulawin to Lawaan Street in Barangay Tagbac. From August 28 until Sept. 11, 10 villages were placed on lockdown due to rising cases of COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2021 10:52 UTC