BACOLOD City – The cities Bago, Sagay and La Carlota in Negros Occidental are suspending the return of locally-stranded individuals (LSIs) and overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in the coming days.
Their requests were approved by the Western Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF).
Sagay will impose a 15-day moratorium from Nov. 26 to Dec. 10 while Bago, for 10 days from Nov. 26 to Dec. 5.
As of Nov. 23, Bago, just south of this city, had 323 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases, including 286 recoveries, 23 active cases, and 14 deaths; while Sagay had 291 cases, including 224 recoveries, 60 active cases and seven deaths.
In La Carlota, the arrival of both LSIs and ROFs will be suspended for 12 days from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2.
Currently, Cadiz City is imposing a moratorium on the arrival of LSIs from Nov. 15 to 30 for a similar reason, as stated in the RIATF Resolution 64. (With PNA/PN)
