The province of Davao Oriental will be placed under ECQ from Sept. 8-22, its governor Nelson Dayanghirang announced Friday as the area battles an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Mayors of the province and the provincial Inter-Agency Task Force on pandemic response have agreed to impose stricter COVID-19 protocols, Dayanghirang said in a Facebook post.
The following restrictions will be enforced during the ECQ or Enhanced Community Quarantine, according to provincial authorities:
- Curfew hours will be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- 24-hour liquor ban
- Wakes are limited to only three days
- Strict border control to deter non-essential travels.
- There will be increased visibility of law enforcers who will give citation tickets to violators
- Strict establishment monitoring
So far, COVID-19 cases in Davao Oriental have already reached 5,583, of which 1,227 are active according to the provincial government.
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