LUCENA CITY — With the surge of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the local government of Sariaya town in Quezon province has placed an entire barangay (village) under a “lockdown” status to prevent the spread of the virus.
Dr. Constancia Catarroja, Sariaya health officer, disclosed on social media on Saturday, March 20, that out of the current 76 active virus carriers in the locality, at least 49 of them are residents of Sitio (sub-village) Centro in the rural Barangay of Antipolo.
Sariaya, only 11 kilometers away from Quezon capital Lucena City, posted the highest number of active cases among all localities in the province as of March 20.
On March 14, at least 24 new …
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