MANILA, Philippines — Sorsogon is set to place all persons under investigation (PUI) and persons under monitoring (PUM) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) under mass quarantine. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said he has required PUMs and PUIs to be admitted into a government quarantine facility. ADVERTISEMENT“DAY 28 of ECQ… Issued an EO requiring mass quarantining of all incoming PUMs and PUIs in a government quarantine facility beginning tomorrow,” Escudero said in a tweet. Earlier, Escudero asked mayors of the province to identify government facilities that may be temporarily converted into isolation areas for COVID-19 patients. The Philippines has so far recorded 4,932 cases of COVID-19 with 315 fatalities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 14, 2020 00:45 UTC