Talisay mayor imposes curfew to arrest COVID-19 spread

By Dolly Yasa

 

BACOLOD City – Mayor Neil Lizares of Talisay City, Negros Occidental ordered the implementation of a curfew in the city to arrest the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

Lizares issued Executive Order No. 16 imposing an 8 pm to 4 am curfew effective Sept 17, 2020.
Latest data from the Public Information Office of Talisay City indicated that it has 336 COVID cases, the highest in the province of Negros Occidental.

The number includes 181 active cases, 142 recoveries and 13 deaths.

“I am asking for your cooperation which is very important now,” Lizares said.

He said that the curfew is meant to discourage people from unnecessarily going out of their homes.

Lizares also said that another measure undertaken by the city is changing the entrance and exit points of the public market.

He said tents will also be set up outside the market for those who are waiting to be accommodated since only 200 persons will be allowed to enter at a time.

There will be proper markers, as well. In addition to the wearing of facemasks, vendors will be required to wear face shields which the city will provide, he added.

Lizares said the city distributed 1,260 face masks and shields to market vendors of the Talisay Main, Dos Hermanas and Concepcion Public Markets and to the personnel of the Traffic Management Authority.