CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The provincial government of Bukidnon has sought the imposition of stricter quarantine measures in light of surging COVID-19 infections in the province.
The request for an elevated quarantine status from the current modified general community quarantine to general community quarantine (GCQ) is contained in a resolution of the provincial interagency task force (IATF) on COVID-19 to the national IATF.
Dr. Gary Guido Tabios Jr., Bukidnon’s provincial health officer, noted that towards the end of May, infections in the province have increased by 200 percent every two weeks.
Based on data from the Department of Health, the province’s to…
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