SAN PEDRO CITY–The province of Rizal, with over a hundred people including its governor infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is shutting down its borders on April 6 in a bid to contain the virus outbreak. Acting Governor Reynaldo San Juan, on Saturday, issued an executive order placing the province, right on the fringes of Metro Manila, under an indefinite lockdown. San Juan temporarily replaced Gov. Rizal is also currently observing a 24-hour curfew to force its residents to stay home. Antipolo, the only city in the province, alone has recorded 47 cases of infection, of which seven had died.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 04, 2020 12:56 UTC