LAOAG CITY—Health authorities in this capital city of Ilocos Norte province extended the stricter quarantine restriction for an indefinite period starting Tuesday (May 25), citing the continuous spike in the number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past two weeks.
On May 13, the city was placed by Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc on a two-week general community quarantine (GCQ), the third most stringent quarantine classification in the country.
Mayor Michael Marcos Keon said “unofficial data” from the Department of Health (DOH) in Ilocos Norte showed that the average daily attack rate (ADAR) in the city increased even with the imposition of GCQ, f…
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