MANILA, Philippines — Navotas has started to implement the mandatory use of quarantine wristbands that will allow monitoring of residents in lockdown areas, including COVID-19 patients under home quarantine, and their close contacts.
The use of the Quarantine Band System — or Navo Q-Band — is mandated under City Ordinance No. 2021-24, according to a statement issued by the city government on Wednesday.
More specifically, its use is required for all individuals “who are confirmed positive patients, and those who live with them, if they qualified for home quarantine; close contacts of positive cases; and those who reside in areas under granular lockdown.”
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