LUCENA CITY — The provincial government of Marinduque is enforcing stricter regulations on the entry of travelers to the island amid the new threat from the more infectious United Kingdom (UK) variant of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
On Friday, Jan. 29, Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. issued Executive Order No. 01-2021 that has extended his previous order but with added measures to combat the threat of COVID-19 cases in the island province located in the Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (Mimaropa) region.
The copies of the four-page order are posted on Velasco’s Facebook page.
“There has been a noticeable increase in Covid-19 infections in the province and the inciden…
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