March 28, 2020 – Starting today, Baguio City will no longer allow entry of non-essential travellers including stranded residents from other provinces except Benguet.
Mayor Benjamin Magalong issued the order yesterday as a measure to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The ban will be effective for the next two week and will not include deliveries of food, medicines and other essential items.
It is noted that most of the city’s confirmed cases originate from persons with history of travels to infected areas.
The mayor’s statement:
“We are escalating our ECQ status and will no longer allow Baguio residents who are stranded in other provinces (except Benguet) to enter the City in the next two weeks. During our meeting this afternoon (March 27, 2020), I learned from health officials that we don’t have any local transmission. With this information, an opportunity is present to fasttrack our healing process by closing our borders in the next 2 weeks to non essential travels except food and other essential item deliveries and cargoes. I ask for your cooperation and understanding.” – Aileen P. Refuerzo
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