SAN PEDRO CITY — The tourist city of Tagaytay in Cavite province was placed under a community quarantine on Monday as a preventive measure against the “entry and spread” of COVID-19. One of the persons found positive for the illness is a resident of Silang town that is adjacent to Tagaytay City. In Los Baños town, the village of Tadlac was also placed under a community quarantine. ADVERTISEMENTThe World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 a pandemic since it has infected more than 150,000 people and killed over 6,000 all over the world. President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of public health emergency throughout the country and placed the entire Metro Manila under “community quarantine” from March 15 to April 14, 2020, due to COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2020 04:30 UTC