Some local government units (LGUs) on Friday put their areas in a “community quarantine” to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a day after President Duterte ordered for a similar setup in Metro Manila. Policemen in Cainta, Rizal province, have been deployed to man checkpoints to start the town’s localized quarantine on Sunday, the same time it takes effect in Metro Manila. Nieto said they had started stockpiling food, water and medical supplies to sustain a community of 300,000 over the next month. Arthur Yap announced on Friday that the province would be placed under community quarantine from March 16 to 20 to allow officials to install measures against COVID-19. Keeping businesses afloatIn Bacolod City, businessmen are finding ways to keep their businesses afloat in the face of a community quarantine in Metro Manila.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2020 21:11 UTC