Zambo Sur fights COVID-19 surge with bar, resort closures, ban on alcoholic drinks

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PAGADIAN CITY—Gov. Victor Yu has ordered all beach resorts and bars in Zamboanga del Sur closed in the meantime as COVID-19 cases in the province surge.

Yu signed Executive Order No. 2021-13, which took effect on Monday (May 3) and will take effect until the end of May, banning the selling of alcoholic drinks and closing entertainment venues like karaoke bars, clubs, concert halls and movie houses, according to an advisory of the provincial Inter Agency Task Force (IATF).

The order also barred the operations of these facilities:

* country fairs or perya
* playgrounds, playrooms and facilities offering kiddie rides
* cockfighting arenas or cockpits although online cockfightin…

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